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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Andrzej R. Wojcicki, Rosedale, MD (US);
Glen V. Steinbrunner, Forest Hill, MD (US);
Michael P. Baron, Phoenix, MD (US);
James R. Niblett, Columbia, MD (US);
Andrzej R. Wojcicki, Rosedale, MD (US);
Glen V. Steinbrunner, Forest Hill, MD (US);
Michael P. Baron, Phoenix, MD (US);
James R. Niblett, Columbia, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A fastening tool includes a housing assembly having a nosepiece and a magazine assembly that is coupled to the housing assembly. The magazine assembly includes a canister, a door structure, a feed pawl and a follower structure. The canister is configured to hold a plurality of collated fasteners and has a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position. The fastening tool further includes a coil feeder assembly having an indexing pawl. The indexing pawl advances a fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon movement of the second canister portion from the open position to the closed position.