Patent ID: 6820788
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A nail gun for driving a nail into a work piece, the nail gun comprising:a body; a nail ejection member connected to said body; a blade supported in said body capable of movement in opposing first and second directions and, when activated, driven in said second direction to strike a nail in said nail ejection member; an activation switch for activating said blade when a predetermined portion of the switch is pressed; a trigger member supported pivotably on said body; and a safety mechanism having a first member disposed in contact with a free end portion of said trigger member and a second member positioned near said nail ejection member and connecting member between said first and second members, said safety mechanism being supported capable of movement in said first and second directions between a first position and a second position, wherein when the trigger member is pivoted, pivoting movement of said trigger member moves to press said predetermined portion of said switching mechanism and to press the free end portion of said trigger member in the second direction against said first member of said safety mechanism.