Patent ID: 8833627
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B23P,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dual operating mode hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners, comprising: a gun shaped casing, said casing having a barrel portion, a handle portion with a front and rear, and a channel portion having a bottom, said casing further having a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot on the front of said handle portion; a hollow needle; a needle assembly, said needle assembly being slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within said casing and an extended position disposed substantially out of said casing through an opening in said casing, a needle disposed on one end of said needle assembly; a trigger, said trigger being pivotally mounted within said casing and extending out from a trigger slot, said trigger being capable of moving said needle assembly between the retracted and extended positions; a locking switch, said locking switch being capable of selectively locking said needle assembly in the extended position; a safety button, said safety button being capable of preventing said needle assembly from moving from the retracted position; and an anvil, said anvil having a front portion and a rear portion, said rear portion being secured to said casing, said front portion being rotatably attached to said rear portion, said front portion being capable of being rotated to a first position where the front portion extends in front of said needle opening or a second position where the front portion extends towards the bottom of said channel portion.