Patent ID: 7837078

Claim:
A set tool for finish hammering an exposed head of a hardwood flooring staple having a length, width and thickness into a tongue and groove hardwood flooring plank, comprising: a body, including: a body base surface for resting said body on a top face of said hardwood flooring plank; a stop surface extending at an angle from said body base surface and forming a staple insertion edge, said staple insertion edge insertable into an external angle formed by an outside edge of said hardwood flooring plank and the tongue of said hardwood flooring plank; a staple slot configured to guide said hardwood flooring staple at substantially a 45° angle into said external angle between said outside edge and said tongue of said hardwood plank, said staple slot having an opening at said staple insertion edge, said staple slot having a width and thickness for slide fit insertion of said exposed head, said staple slot having opposed first and second surfaces spaced apart by the staple slot width and slidably fitting said hardwood flooring staple width, said staple slot further having opposed third and fourth surfaces spaced apart by the staple slot thickness and slidably fitting said hardwood flooring staple thickness; and a rod insertable into said body, said rod including: a hammering head configured to receive impact force from a head of a hammer; a staple driving head configured to transfer said impact force to said exposed head of said hardwood flooring staple; wherein when said rod is inserted into said body and said exposed head of said hardwood flooring staple is inserted into said staple slot, said staple driving head of said rod is guided to said exposed head.