Patent ID: 7137540

Claim:
A fastener device, having a driver housing for encompassing a reciprocating piston for securing a fastener, comprising: a contact safety assembly being constructed to slide with respect to the driver housing upon contacting with a workpiece into which a fastener is to be driven, the contact safety assembly including: a contact member disposed generally adjacent an end of the driver housing through which the fastener to be secured will exit the driver housing; an intermediate linkage coupled to the contact member; and a rod pivotally operable with respect to the intermediate linkage, the rod having a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the second shoulder being constructed at a second distance from an end of the rod opposite the intermediate linkage, the second distance being further from the end of the rod than the first shoulder; and a trigger assembly pivotally coupled to the driver housing, the trigger assembly being disposed to contact with at least one of the first shoulder or the second shoulder, wherein the rod is configured to rotate with respect to the trigger assembly to achieve at least one of a contact actuation orientation and a sequential actuation orientation.