Patent ID: 11911886
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A fastener-driving tool comprising:
a combustion cylinder defining a combustion chamber; and
a fuel assembly comprising:
a fuel routing subassembly configured to direct a fuel/air mixture to the combustion chamber;
a canister-mounting carriage movable relative to the fuel routing subassembly from a rest position to a dispense position, the canister-mounting carriage configured to hold a fuel canister such that the fuel canister moves with the canister-mounting carriage; and
a canister mover movable from a rest position to a dispense position to cause the canister-mounting carriage to move from the rest position to the dispense position,
wherein the canister-mounting carriage includes: (a) a body including longitudinally extending ribs; (b) first, second, and third spaced-apart pairs of canister-holding fingers formed with the body; (c) first, second, and third spaced-apart mounting elements; and (d) a fuel canister closure engager formed with the body.