Patent ID: 7455207
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B25C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastening tool comprising: a housing assembly having a nosepiece; a magazine assembly coupled to the housing assembly, the magazine assembly including a canister, a nail plate received within and rotatably supported by the canister, and a feed pawl, the canister being configured to hold a plurality of fasteners adjacent the nail plate and having a first canister portion and a second canister portion that is movable relative to the first canister portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein rotation of the nail plate sequentially advances the plurality of fasteners into operative engagement with the feed pawl; and an intermediate gear meshed for rotation with the nail plate, the intermediate gear receiving the fastener of the plurality of fasteners from the nail plate and advancing the fastener into operative engagement with the feed pawl upon manual rotation of the nail plate.