Patent ID: 8627991

Claim:
A fastening tool comprising: a driver blade for driving a fastener into a workpiece; a power source for driving the driver blade; a housing enclosing the driver blade, the housing including a nosepiece for accepting the fastener and for axially guiding the driver blade in a driving direction toward impact with the fastener; a wire drive probe extending in the driving direction from the housing to a driving end; and a resilient, blind guide work contact tip mounted to the driving end of the drive probe, the blind guide work contact tip having a body including ends, a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, a work contact surface having a flat surface and two angled surfaces, and a trailing surface opposite the work contact surface; and a pair of wings extending from the front side of the body at the ends, the pair of wings having resilient contact surfaces for contacting the workpiece, the wings forming a channel for the fastener while allowing for visually locating the position where the fastener will be driven into the workpiece.