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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Black & Decker, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Larry E. Gregory, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael P. Baron, Phoenix, MD (US);
Lee M. Brendel, Bel Air, MD (US);
Todd A. Hagan, Windsor, PA (US);
Stuart E. Garber, Towson, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/00 (2006.01); B25C 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/008 (2013.01); B25C 1/005 (2013.01); B25C 5/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trigger mechanism for a fastening tool having a spring curl trip actuator. The spring curl trip actuator can be made of a flexible material and can be configured to exert a force upon a trigger switch. The spring curl trip actuator can also absorb force from a contact trip. The spring curl trip actuator can have compact height and length dimensions. The fastening tool can use a method for controlling triggering by using a spring curl trip actuator.