Patent ID: 6481610
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A nail gun having a receiving space for storing a plurality of nails and a nail outlet comprising:a flat case like washer delivery means attached to the nail outlet of the nail gun having an internal elongate delivery groove with a washer passage; a washer receiving means including a hollow receiving member for storing a plurality of stacked washers having two opposed recesses, the receiving member being perpendicular to a top of the washer delivery means with a bottom attached to and in communication with the delivery groove such that the washer may drop into the washer delivery means by its own weight; and a feeding means including a sliding block slidable in the delivery groove and an air cylinder for activating the sliding block; wherein one end of the air cylinder is secured to the nail gun, while the other end is secured to the sliding block for causing the sliding block to move when the air cylinder is activated; wherein the sliding block is positioned in a ready position when not moved with the front end abutted on the side of the washer and the sliding block is positioned in a pushed position when the washer is pushed below the nail outlet while stopping the next washer at the bottom end of the receiving member; and wherein the activated sliding block pushes a dropped washer in the delivery groove to the nail outlet such that a cast nail may penetrate the washer to engage together prior to leave the nail outlet.