Tool with charge advance mechanism
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Sep 21, 2021
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May 2, 2019
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Oct 23, 2018
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Abstract
A powder actuated fastening tool including a charge advance apparatus for advancing a powder charge strip relative to a barrel of the tool, wherein the charge advance apparatus includes a rotatable ratchet having teeth for engaging receptacles formed in the powder charge strip, and a charge advance member coupled to a trigger of the tool, wherein the charge advance member acts on the rotatable ratchet to rotate the ratchet in response to actuation and/or release of the trigger, such that the rotation of the ratchet causes advance of the powder charge strip relative to the barrel.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC | 155 HARLEM AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60025 |
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- 2018 Application Filing Year
- B25C Class
- 127 Applications Filed
- 93 Patents Issued To-Date
- 73.23 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Murdoch, Thomas James | Warooka, AU | 10 | 9 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 9 | |||
Turner, Kade Richard | Bowden, AU | 4 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Van, De Loo Paul | Norton Summit, AU | 20 | 221 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 221 |
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