Patent ID: 7322426

Claim:
A method for operating a fastener driving device, the method comprising: moving an input actuator of an actuating assembly into an operative position in response to movement of a contact trip assembly and a trigger member into the operative positions thereof, said contact trip assembly having an output actuator; moving an actuating member with respect to said trigger member between (1) a first position wherein a portion of said actuating member is moved into a position in which the portion is retained in the path of movement of the output actuator following rebound or manual movement of the contact trip assembly out of its operative position while said trigger member is retained in its operative position following an actuating movement of the input actuator, and (2) a second position wherein the portion of said actuating member is moved into a bypass position in which the portion is out of the path of movement of the output actuator following the rebound or manual movement of the contact trip assembly out of its operative position while the trigger member is retained in its operative position following an actuating movement of the input actuator; moving a mode selecting member together with said actuating member relative to said trigger member between the first and second positions of said actuating member; and relatively moving the mode selecting member with respect to said actuating member so that said mode selecting member (a) retains said actuating member in the first position thereof in response to an initial movement of said trigger member to the operative position thereof, and (b) retains said actuating member in the second position thereof in response to an initial movement of said contact trip assembly into the operative position thereof and a subsequent movement of said trigger member into the operative position thereof.