Patent ID: RE39567

Claim:
In conjuntion with a framing nail gun having a nose portion defining a substantially U-shaped channel through which nails are propelled, the substantially U-shaped channel including an open side and a bottom, a fastener guide mechanisms for adapting the framing nail gun for use in mounting metal members, the fastener guide mechanism being removably attached about the nose portion and comprising: (a) an attachment portion removably secured about the nose portion of the framing nail gun, said attachment portion including a substantially U-shaped sleeve which defines an opening that is substantially aligned with the open side of the substantially U-shaped channel when said attachment portion is secured about the nose portion; (b) a guide portion joined to said attachement portion and including a pivot arm connected to a spring, said spring biasing said pivot arm so that at least a portion of said pivot arm extends through said opening in said substantially U-shaped sleeve of said attachment portion and through the open side of the substantially U-shaped channel of the nose portion so as to be received in the substantially U-shaped channel, and said pivot arm transmitting an orienting force to the nails passing through the substantially U-shaped channel.