Patent ID: 7878383

Claim:
A set tool for finish hammering an exposed head of a hardwood flooring staple having a thickness, a width and a length into a tongue and groove hardwood flooring plank, comprising: a tubular body, including: a tip end having relieved edges insertable into an external angle formed by an outer edge of a hardwood flooring plank and the tongue of said hardwood flooring plank, said relieved edges converging at a staple insertion edge; a staple slot for insertion of said exposed staple head, said staple slot having an opening at said staple insertion edge, said staple slot having a width and thickness for slide fit insertion of said exposed head, said staple slot having opposed first and second surfaces spaced apart by the staple slot width and slidably fitting the width of the hardwood flooring staple, said staple slot further having opposed third and fourth surfaces spaced apart by the staple slot thickness and slidably fitting the hardwood flooring staple thickness; and a rod insertable into said tubular body, said rod including: a hammering head at a first end of the rod configured to receive impact force from a head of a hammer; a staple driving head at a second end of the rod configured to transfer said impact force to said exposed head of said hardwood flooring staple; wherein when said rod is inserted into said tubular body, and said exposed head is inserted into said staple slot, said staple driving head of said rod is guided to said exposed head.