Patent ID: 6273315
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B25C,E04D

Abstract:
An attachment for supplying a succession of circular tin tags to the nailing axis of a nailing gun, comprising:(a) a housing (56) adapted for connection with a nailing gun adjacent the nailing axis thereof, said housing including a horizontal base portion containing a vertical first circular through bore (70) defining a tag feeding station, said housing containing a cartridge chamber (60) arranged vertically above said first through bore;(b) cylindrical tin tag cartridge means having a longitudinal axis and including:(1) a cylindrical stack (48) of circular tin tags each having a given diameter;(2) a vertical tubular resilient cartridge wall (40) having upper and lower edges, said cartridge wall containing throughout the length thereof a longitudinal slit, said cartridge wall having an internal diameter that is at least as great as the tin tag diameter; and(3) support means (46) for initially supporting said tin tag stack vertically within said cartridge wall in vertically spaced relation relative to said cartridge wall lower edge, the lowermost tin tag of said stack including a bottom surface having a peripheral edge portion, said support means being integral with the interior surface of said cartridge wall and extending radially inwardly for supporting engagement with the peripheral edge portion of the bottom surface of the lowermost tin tag of the stack;(c) means (56a) for mounting said tin tag cartridge means vertically within said cartridge chamber above said through bore; and(d) expansion means (72) for radially expanding the lower edge portion of said cartridge wall to displace said support means outwardly from beneath the peripheral edge portion of the lowermost tin tag, thereby to release said stack for downward displacement toward said first through bore.