Patent ID: 7152774

Claim:
A nail gun comprising a shell, a hammering device for firing nails, an energizing device for providing energy to the hammering device, an actuating device for actuating the energizing device and a lever for disabling the actuating device after a nail is fired, wherein the actuating device can be reset in order to allow the firing of one more nail, wherein the actuating device comprises: a switch connected with the energizing device, with the switch comprising a button; a trigger by a first pivot for pivotal movement installed on the shell for pressing the button of the switch; a connecting element by a second pivot point connected with the trigger between a first position and a second position about a first axis; a pressing element connected to the connecting element for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the pressing element comprising a pressing portion and a cutout near the pressing portion, wherein the pressing portion presses the button of the switch in the second position about the first axis and in the first position about the second axis when the trigger is pulled, wherein the cutout receives the button of the switch in the second position about the first axis and in the second position about the second axis when the trigger is pulled; a spring tending to move the pressing element to the first position about the first axis and to the first position about the second axis; and a security element installed in the shell between a first condition for leaving the pressing element in the first position about the first axis and a second condition for moving the pressing element to the second position about the first axis.