US Patent No: 7,565,991

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Hand-held drive-in tool

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Abstract

A hand-held drive-in tool for driving fastening elements, includes a driving ram (13) displaceably arranged in a guide (12), a drive unit (14) for displacing the driving ram (13), a press-on element (20) for controlling the safety element (23) of the drive unit (14) and spring-biased in a drive-in direction, and a device for changing a biasing force applied to the press-on element (20) dependent on a special orientation of the press-on element (20) relative to a vector (G) of a gravitational force.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTSCHAAN1258

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Erhardt, Rolf Buchs, CH 14 22

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P. (3)
5,366,132 Portable fastener driving device with inadvertent impact activation prevention 36 1993
5,683,024 Fastener driving device particularly suited for use as a roofing nailer 42 1995
6,672,498 Feed system for nailer 28 2002
 
BLACK & DECKER INC. (2)
4,573,621 Electro-magnetic tacker 22 1985
6,045,024 Internal combustion fastener driving tool intake reed valve 19 1997
 
SENCO PRODUCTS, INC. (2)
4,630,766 Fastener driving apparatus and methods and fastener supply 11 1983
6,830,173 Impact device 11 2003
 
ELECTRO-MATIC STAPLERS, INC. (1)
4,946,087 Staple driving tool 31 1989
 
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
7,090,107 Hand-held setting tool 5 2004
 
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (1)
6,179,192 Fastener driving tool for trim applications 56 1999
 
JBD CORPORATION, A CORP OF CO (1)
4,323,127 Electrically operated impact tool 55 1979
 
MAKITA CORPORATION (1)
6,145,727 Pneumatic tool 28 1999
 
SENCORP (1)
5,511,715 Flywheel-driven fastener driving tool and drive unit 59 1994

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (3)
8,020,739 Positioning device with actuating switching means for a hand-held setting tool 0 2007
7,913,888 Positioning device with actuating switching means for a hand-held setting tool 0 2008
7,914,005 Hand-held setting tool with connection means for a positioning device 0 2008
 
BLACK & DECKER INC. (1)
8,397,968 Setting tool arrangement 0 2010

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