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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Anatoly Gosis, Palatine, IL (US);
G. Michael Velan, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Aaron V. Monje, Chicago, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluidic connector comprises an independent adjunct to a pneumatic tool and is adapted to be fluidically interposed between an air supply hose and a fitting of the pneumatic tool. The connector comprises a piston-type valve member. Exhaust generated from each fastener firing operation or cycle maintains the piston-type valve member at a first position so as to permit the incoming air supply to reach the tool, however, if the tool is not fired within a predetermined period of time, the piston-type valve member is automatically moved to a second position which prevents the air supply from reaching the tool thereby disabling the same.