Patent ID: 6951153
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A nail guiding and driving tool for allowing an intended user to drive a nail into a piece of material using a hammer, said nail including an elongated nail shank defining a nail tip and a longitudinally opposed nail head, said nail guiding and driving tool comprising: a substantially elongated tool body, said tool body defining a body longitudinal axis, a body first end and a longitudinally opposed body second end; said tool body defining a hammer contacting surface located adjacent said body first end and extending in a substantially perpendicular relationship relative to said body longitudinal axis; said tool body also defining a nail contacting surface located substantially adjacent said body second end and extending in a substantially parallel relationship relative to said hammer contacting surface; a guiding sleeve slidably mounted relative to said tool body adjacent said body second end, said guiding sleeve defining a sleeve channel extending longitudinally therethrough, said guiding sleeve also defining a sleeve distal end for contacting said piece of material, said sleeve channel defining a nail head receiving section extending inwardly from said sleeve distal end for receiving said nail head, said guiding sleeve being movable relative to said tool body between a sleeve extended configuration and a sleeve retracted configuration wherein, a biasing component operatively coupled to said tool body and said guiding sleeve for biasing said guiding sleeve towards said sleeve extended configuration.