Patent ID: 7870987

Claim:
A fastener driving tool comprising: a housing; a nose assembly having a fastener passage configured to allow fasteners to be advanced therethrough, said nose assembly being movable in relation to said housing between a disable position and an enable position; a magazine assembly configured to supply fasteners toward said nose assembly; and a driver configured to cause a fastener located in said fastener passage to be advanced within said nose assembly, wherein said nose assembly includes (i) a base member defining at least a portion of said fastener passage and having a first recess and a second recess which are spaced apart from each other, (ii) a first protection insert located in said first recess, and (iii) a second protection insert located in said second recess, wherein said base member defines a leading side surface and a trailing side surface, wherein said leading side surface defines an ejection orifice that is aligned with said fastener passage, wherein said leading side surface defines a first opening aligned with said first recess and a second opening aligned with said second recess, wherein said trailing side surface defines a third opening aligned with said first recess and a fourth opening aligned with said second recess, wherein said first protection insert extends through said first opening and said third opening, and wherein said second protection insert extends through said second opening and said fourth opening.