Patent ID: 6986448
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: B25C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nosepiece for a fastener driving tool for driving fasteners for holding and spacing an object at a predetermined distance from a substrate, said fastener driving tool having a housing, a driver blade within said housing for driving said fasteners, and a power source for driving said driver blade, each of said fasteners including a bridge portion, a first prong extending in a driving direction from said bridge portion, a second prong spaced from said first prong and extending generally parallel thereto in the driving direction from said bridge portion, wherein said second prong is substantially shorter than said first prong, said nosepiece comprising: a trailing end coupled to said housing of said fastener driving tool; a substrate contacting end; a channel for axially guiding said driver blade and said fastener in a driving direction toward said substrate; a slot proximate said substrate contacting end laterally extending into said channel for receiving said object; and a curved ramp within said channel, wherein a portion of said ramp is positioned between said slot and said substrate contacting end, said ramp being for interfering with the path of said second prong to bend said second prong toward said first prong to hold said object between said second prong and said bridge portion.