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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2014
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Valery H. Vanstaan, Highland Park, IL (US);
Maureen Louise Shea, Wilmette, IL (US);
Marc Largo, Gurnee, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel delivery system for use with a combustion fastener driver including a cylinder head frame, the system includes a fuel cell with an outer shell having a closed lower end and an open upper end, a closure crimped over the upper end and defining an opening for accommodating a reciprocating valve stem, a fuel cell adapter frictionally engaging the closure and including a flange configured for suspending the fuel cell in a tool fuel cell chamber. The adapter includes a collar configured for receiving the valve stem and being suspended for restricted vertical movement relative to the flange. A stem receiver block is connectable to the cylinder head frame and includes a stem engagement portion configured for directly and sealingly engaging an end of the valve stem, the stem engagement portion being in fluid communication with an internal receiver passage constructed and arranged for delivering fuel to a combustion chamber.