Patent ID: 6824036
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B25C,E04F

Abstract:
An adapter attached to a fastener driving tool for installing siding on a structure comprising in combination:the fastener driving tool having a movable driver, the fastener driving tool having a face plate on an end thereof, the face plate having an opening therein, the adapter having a top, a bottom, a front face, an opposite back face and a thickness between the front face and the back face, a cavity formed in the back face of the adapter, an opening formed in the cavity in the adapter between the front face and the back face, the face plate being received in the cavity in the adapter, the opening in the adapter being aligned with the opening in the face plate, a plurality of fasteners stored within the driving tool, means for automatically sequentially introducing one of the plurality of fasteners to the movable driver, each fastener having a head and a sharpened shank, a trigger connected to the driving tool, wherein activating the trigger moves the movable driver against the head of the fastener to drive the shank of the fastener through the opening in the face plate, through the opening in the adapter, through a slot in the siding, wherein the head of the fastener is stopped at a predetermined distance from the structure, further comprising a jaw formed on the front face of the adapter near the bottom thereof, the jaw being capable of engaging a lateral ridge on the siding.