Stapler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11858098-B2
Application number	US-202217821927-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2022
Priority date	Aug 27, 2021
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a fastener driver for driving a fastener into a workpiece. The fastener driver includes a housing and a lever pivotably coupled to the housing and actuable to cause the fastener driver to drive the fastener into the workpiece. The fastener driver also includes fastener puller removably coupled to the housing and operable to remove the fastener from the workpiece. The fastener puller includes a base portion, a removal head, and a pivot region. The removal head is affixed to the base portion and configured to pry the fastener from the workpiece. The removal head has a flat shape. The pivot region is defined between the removal head and the pair of legs. The pivot region is configured to contact the workpiece such that during operation the fastener puller pivots about the pivot region relative to the workpiece.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastener driver for driving a fastener into a workpiece, the fastener driver comprising:
a housing;
a lever pivotably coupled to the housing and actuable to cause the fastener driver to drive the fastener into the workpiece; and
a fastener puller removably coupled to the housing and operable to remove the fastener from the workpiece, the fastener puller including:
a base portion having a pair of legs,
a removal head affixed to the base portion and configured to pry the fastener from the workpiece, the removal head having a flat shape, and
a pivot region defined between the removal head and the pair of legs, the pivot region being configured to contact the workpiece such that during operation the fastener puller pivots about the pivot region relative to the workpiece;
wherein the housing defines a recess, and wherein each of the pair of legs includes a hook configured to be inserted into the recess and engaged with the housing to couple the fastener puller to the fastener driver.

2. The fastener driver of claim 1 , wherein the removal head includes a forked tip that defines a nail slot configured to receive a head of a nail.

3. The fastener driver of claim 1 , wherein the removal head defines a window and includes a cross member located in the pivot region, and wherein a nail slot is defined in the cross member and is configured to receive a head of a nail.

4. The fastener driver of claim 1 , wherein the pair of legs extend parallel to one another and each leg terminates with the hook at a distal end of the leg.

5. The fastener driver of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, wherein the lever is coupled to the top side, and wherein the recess is defined in the first lateral side.

6. The fastener driver of claim 1 , wherein the legs are movable between a released position and a squeezed position, the hooks being located closer to one another in the squeezed position than in the released position, and the hooks being configured to engage the housing within the recess in the released position.

Assignees

• Techtronic Cordless Gp

Inventors

• Evatt Thomas
• Fedrigon Jeremy
• Fauss Trevor C

Classifications

• B25C11/00 Primary

  Nail, spike, and staple extractors (incorporated in hammers B25D1/00) · CPC title

• B25C5/11 Primary

  operated by manual {or foot} power · CPC title