Patent ID: 6131788
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A fastening tool to attach wires to a substrate with fasteners driven by impact blow comprising:a housing body including a front, a rear, a top and a bottom;a fastener guide track attached to the housing near the bottom thereof, to guide fasteners toward the front of the housing;a plunger located at the front of the housing body, the plunger oriented to expel objects at a front of the fastener guide track out of the fastening device;a wire guide slidably fitted within a slot at the front of the housing, the wire guide able to move vertically between an upper vertical position and a lower vertical position, the lower vertical position including a portion of the wire guide protruding downward out of the bottom of the housing body at the front of the housing body;a switch slidably fitted within a chamber of the housing body, the switch able to move horizontally between a rear position and a front position, said switch being movable by an element of the switch accessible from outside of the housing body;the switch linked to the wire guide wherein moving the switch horizontally causes the wire guide to move vertically;a locking element to secure the wire guide in the lower vertical position.