Patent ID: 8636185

Claim:
A nailer, comprising: a power source; a driving element in communication with said power source for creating reciprocal movement of said driving element relative to a nosepiece; a magazine connected to said nosepiece for feeding fasteners sequentially for being driven into a workpiece by said driving element; and a fastener delay mechanism operatively associated with said magazine and configured for engaging a subsequent fastener and delaying advancement of the subsequent fastener to said nosepiece until said driving element returns to a pre-firing position after driving a first fastener; said nailer includes a control program, and said delay mechanism is constructed and arranged to be controlled by said control program to energize said delay mechanism for a predetermined period of time; and said delay mechanism including a reciprocating plunger mounted transverse to a direction of movement of the fasteners in said magazine, being arranged for engaging a strip of fasteners between fasteners of the strip, and when energized, blocks movement of the fastener toward said nosepiece under control of said control program.