Patent ID: 7988025

Claim:
A nose casting assembly for a pneumatic fastener, comprising: a body having a driver channel formed therein for receiving a driver blade, the body having a first end including an aperture therein for allowing passage of a driver blade into the channel, the body further including a second end configured for allowing a fastener to be expelled from the nose casting assembly, the body further having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface including a loading aperture formed therein for allowing passage of a fastener into the driver channel, the interior surface further having a nose casting groove formed therein, the nose casting groove extending linearly along the interior surface of the body towards the second end of the body, wherein the nose casting groove is configured for receiving the shank of a fastener being utilized with the pneumatic fastener for preventing the fastener from becoming wedged between the driver blade and the interior surface of the nose casting assembly when a shank of a fastener is oriented toward the driver blade.