Patent ID: 8276798
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A fastener driving tool, comprising: a power source including a reciprocating driver blade; a tool nose associated with said power source for receiving said driver blade for driving fasteners fed into said nose; a magazine constructed and arranged to house a supply of the fasteners; a magazine feeder mechanism disposed on said magazine for sequentially feeding fasteners into said nose, said feeder mechanism including a feed cylinder and operating between a retracted position and an advanced position relative to said tool nose; a control module in said tool connected to said feeder mechanism; and an electromechanical retention device disposed on said feed cylinder of said feeder mechanism, controlled by said control module which determines an energization cycle of said device and energizes said device for retaining said feeder mechanism in said retracted position for a duration corresponding to when said driver blade is positioned to allow fastener advancement into said nose.