Patent ID: 6832431
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B21J,B23P,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener catching and installation tool comprising:a frame defining a proximal end and a distal end; a guide tube disposed along the frame; a pivot frame disposed at the distal end of the frame; a slide device coupled to the pivot frame; catching fingers disposed within the pivot frame; a translating device disposed along the frame; a slide device activation member disposed on the frame and coupled to the slide device; and a translating device activation member disposed on the frame and coupled to the translating device, wherein when a fastener is delivered through the guide tube and into the catching fingers, the slide device activation member activates the slide device to slide the pivot frame and the catching fingers proximate a workpiece, and the translating device activation member activates the translating device to insert the fastener into the workpiece.