VERSATILE NAIL MAGAZINE FOR NAILING GUN

• US 20160001431A1
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Ming-Jun, Zhu, Zai-Jun
• Granted Patent: US 9,713,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 1/005 for rows of contiguous nails

Abstract

The present invention relates to a versatile nail magazine for a nailing gun. In certain embodiments, the versatile nail magazine includes an elongated nail magazine body for loading nails. The nail magazine body includes: a front end connected to a nailing head of the nailing gun, and a rear end for reloading various types of nails, a nail shank track having a lower end, and an upper end, a nail head track disposed on the upper end of the nail shank track, and one or more nail head positioning protrusions disposed between the upper end of the nail shank track and the nail head track for securing the plurality of nails. The nail shank track, and the nail head track extend lengthwise along nail magazine body. Nails in a nail strip are loaded in the nail head track, and the nail shank track from rear end of nail magazine body.

Claims

1. A versatile nail magazine for a nailing gun, comprising:

an elongated nail magazine body for loading a plurality of nails, wherein the nail magazine body includes;

a front end connected to a nailing head of the nailing gun, and an opposite, rear end for reloading the plurality of nails;

a nail shank track having a lower end, and an opposite, upper end;

a nail head track disposed on the upper end of the nail shank track; and

one or more nail head positioning protrusions disposed between the upper end of the nail shank track and the nail head track for securing the plurality of nails,

wherein the nail shank track, and the nail head track extend lengthwise along the elongated nail magazine body.

2. The versatile nail magazine of claim 1, wherein the nail head track has a rectangular shaped cross section, and substantially perpendicular to the nail shank track.

3. The versatile nail magazine of claim 2, wherein the upper end of the nail shank track is connected to the nail head track through the nail head positioning protrusions.

4. The versatile nail magazine of claim 3, wherein the connected nail shank track and the first nail head track forms T shaped cross sectional space for accommodating T shaped nails.

5. The versatile nail magazine of claim 3, and the connected nail shank track and the nail head track forms an L shaped cross sectional space for accommodating L shaped cleats.

6. The versatile nail magazine of claim 3, wherein the nail head positioning protrusions are disposed on both sides of the nail shank track for securing the positions of the plurality of nails.

7. The versatile nail magazine of claim 3, wherein the nail head positioning protrusions have rounded edge.

8. The versatile nail magazine of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nails comprises at least one of:

a T shaped nail, and an L shaped cleat.

9. The versatile nail magazine of claim 1, further comprising an upper nail pushing block groove, and a lower nail pushing block groove for accommodating a nail pushing block.

10. The versatile nail magazine of claim 9, wherein the upper nail pushing block groove and the lower nail pushing block groove form a nail pushing block track parallel to the nail shank track and extending along the lengthwise direction of the elongated nail magazine body.

11. A versatile nail magazine for a nailing gun, comprising:

an elongated nail magazine body for loading a plurality of nails, wherein the nail magazine body includes;

a front end connected to a nailing head of the nailing gun, and an opposite, rear end for reloading the plurality of nails;

a nail shank track having a lower end, and an opposite, upper end;

a first nail head track disposed on the upper end of the nail shank track;

a second nail head track disposed above the first nail head track and connected to the first nail head track; and

one or more nail head positioning protrusions disposed between the upper end of the nail shank track and the first nail head track for securing the plurality of nails,

wherein the nail shank track, the first nail head track, and the second nail head track extend lengthwise along the elongated nail magazine body.

12. The versatile nail magazine of claim 11, wherein the first nail head track has a rectangular shaped cross section, and substantially perpendicular to the nail shank track, and wherein the second nail head track has an L shaped cross section, and one end of the second nail head track is substantially perpendicular to the nail shank track, and the other end of the second nail head track is substantially parallel to the nail shank track.

13. The versatile nail magazine of claim 11, wherein the nail shank track is connected to the first nail head track through the nail head positioning protrusions and further connected to the second nail head track.

14. The versatile nail magazine of claim 13, wherein the connected nail shank track and the nail head track forms T shaped cross sectional space for accommodating T shaped nails.

15. The versatile nail magazine of claim 13, wherein the connected nail shank track and the first nail head track forms an L shaped cross sectional space for accommodating short L shaped cleats, and the connected nail shank track and the second nail head track forms another L shaped cross sectional space for accommodating long L shaped cleats.

16. The versatile nail magazine of claim 13, wherein the nail head positioning protrusions are disposed on both sides of the nail shank track for securing the positions of the plurality of nails.

17. The versatile nail magazine of claim 13, wherein the nail head positioning protrusions have rounded edge.

18. The versatile nail magazine of claim 11, wherein the plurality of nails comprises at least one of:

a T shaped nail, and an L shaped cleat.

19. The versatile nail magazine of claim 11, further comprising an upper nail pushing block groove, a lower nail pushing block groove for accommodating a nail pushing block.

20. The versatile nail magazine of claim 19, wherein the upper nail pushing block groove and the lower nail pushing block groove form a nail pushing block track parallel to the nail shank track and extending along the lengthwise direction of the elongated nail magazine body.