Patent ID: 6974062

Claim:
A nail gun for driving a nail into a workpiece, comprising: a body having a lower portion; a nosepiece through which the nail is ejected, the nosepiece being provided on the lower portion of the body; a striking mechanism that strikes the nail disposed in the nosepiece; a switch for activating the striking mechanism; a trigger member supported pivotably on the body; and a safety mechanism having a first member, a second member and a third member, the first member being capable of moving downward when the trigger member is pivoted, the second member extending toward the workpiece, and the third member being disposed between the first member and the second member to connect therebetween when the second member is in contact with the workpiece and to disconnect the first member from the second member when the second member is out of contact from the workpiece, and the switch being activated in response to the downward movement of the first member.