Patent ID: 7232051

Claim:
A nail tray hoist apparatus comprising: a coil nail base having a central column extending upwardly therefrom, said central column having a plurality of positioning slots extending therearound in spaced and separate relation to each other; a nail tray having a vertical sleeve extending upwardly therefrom, said vertical sleeve slidably positioned over said central column such that said nail tray overlies said coil nail base, said vertical sleeve having at least one through hole formed through a wall of said sleeve; at least one positioning bead received in the through hole of said vertical sleeve and selectively engageable with one of said plurality of positioning slots on said central column; a braking tube slidably positioned over an exterior of said vertical sleeve of said nail tray, said braking tube having a balance block extending inwardly from an inner wall of said braking tube, said balance block selectively contacting the positioning bead so as to fix the positioning bead within the positioning slot of said central column; and at least one elastic member extending around said vertical sleeve and interior of said inner wall of said braking tube, said elastic member urging said braking tube to a position in which said balance block contacts said positioning bead.