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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Meyer, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stuart E. Garber, Towson, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/00 (2006.01); B25C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/001 (2013.01); B25C 1/005 (2013.01); B25C 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening tool including a magazine securely and releasably retained on the fastening tool by a cam mounted on one of the fastening tool and the magazine. In a single rotary motion, the cam wedges together the housing member of the fastening tool and the housing member of the magazine, while simultaneously rotating cam lobes into respective chambers formed on the fastening tool and the magazine. The cam rotation and magazine retention system is accomplished without tools.