Patent ID: 7922054

Claim:
A device for impacting a fastener comprising: a trigger; a trigger disabling mechanism changeable between a first condition wherein operation of the trigger is not disabled and a second condition wherein operation of the trigger is disabled; a nose piece configured to change the trigger disabling mechanism from the second condition to the first condition, the nose piece including a first nose portion removably coupled to a second nose portion, the first nose portion and the second nose portion defining a channel therebetween through which a fastener is driven; a spreader defining a spreader angle; and a lever, the lever pivotably attached to the nose piece and movable between a first position whereat the angle formed between an arm portion of the lever and an upper surface of the first nose section is less than the spreader angle and a second position whereat the angle formed between the arm portion of the lever and the upper surface of the first nose section is equal to the spreader angle.