Patent ID: 6695197
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A tacker for driving fasteners into an object, said tacker being so constructed and arranged to drive in fasteners of a U-shaped staple type and of a nail type, said tacker comprising:a driver which is so constructed and arranged to move along an ejecting direction between a starting position and a finishing position to eject a fastener fed to an ejecting position and to drive said fastener into an object; a magazine having at least one side wall, said magazine being adapted to deliver fasteners to said ejecting position; a first plate having at least one essentially planar surface, said first plate being positioned such that said essentially planar surface is adjacent to and parallel to said driver when said driver is in its finishing position; a catch protruding from a plane of said essentially planar surface of said first plate in a direction toward a movement path of said driver, said catch being secured to said first plate via a tongue disposed substantially in a plane of said first plate, said tongue having a first end secured to said plate and second end having said catch protruding therefrom, said catch being positioned relative to said fastener ejecting position and said side wall of said magazine such that said catch and said side wall are disposed on diametrically opposed sides of a fastener fed to said ejecting position whereby said catch is operable to prevent a nail-type fastener from tilting to an inclined position which significantly deviates from a desired direction of ejection and driving of said nail-type fastener; said catch further having an inclined ramp surface so constructed and arranged to engage said driver or a fastener being driven by said driver whereby, upon force being applied to said ramp surface said catch will be moved from a protruding position to a retracted position.