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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marco Laubach, Gurnee, IL (US);
Barry Walthall, Wheeling, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/04 ;
Abstract
A tool has an improved nosepiece and shear block assembly that drives a fastener supplied from a plurality of fasteners. The assembly includes a nosepiece that is configured for attachment to the tool and defines a portion of a barrel and a shear block configured to be secured to the nosepiece to complete the barrel. There is an opening in barrel has for receiving a fastener. The assembly also includes a biased fastener-size adjustment device, which exerts a biasing force against fasteners adjacent the opening.