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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Inventors:
Barry Plato, Bel Air, MD (US);
Lee M. Brendel, Bel Air, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 21/04 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/20 (2006.01); H01H 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 21/04 (2013.01); B25F 5/02 (2013.01); H01H 3/20 (2013.01); H01H 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening tool including a housing having a handle portion, a base for releasably mounting a power source, a nosepiece for driving fasteners into a workpiece, a magazine for feeding successive fasteners into the nosepiece, and a trigger. The trigger is configured to activate a trigger switch and initiate a fastener driving sequence. The trigger has a proximal end pivotably connected to a handle body and a distal free end adjacent to the base. The distal free end of the trigger has a curved body that extends substantially parallel to the magazine.