Implement for holding and guiding nails

• US 4,079,765 A
• Filed: 02/17/1976
• Issued: 03/21/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Vincent Hatayan
• Original Assignee: Vincent Hatayan
• Inventors: Hatayan, Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Jr., James L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zatarga, J. T.
• Application Number:
  US05/658,829
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 145/46, 145/30 R, 145/30 A, 24/137 R, 24/138, 24/255 R, 24/255 GP, 24/255 H, 24/67.9, 24/73 VA, 24/85 R, 24/73 SH, 24/73 MS, 24/201 B, 81/420, 81/425 R, 81/425 A
• US Class Current: 81/44
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 3/008 the nail being hit by a hammer head
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/32 having magnetic fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44017 with specific mounting means for attaching to rigid or semirigid supporting structure or structure-to-be-secured
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44769 Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material

Abstract

An implement for holding and guiding pointed elongate fasteners such as nails or studs for facilitating their driving into a surface. The implement comprises a pair of levers which are pivotally mounted and biased to a closed position by a bridging portion. Preferably the bridging portion and the levers are of one-piece molded plastic construction. To one side of the bridging portion the levers have jaws and to the other side thereof handles for opening the jaws. The implement may be temporarily secured proximate to where the nail is to be driven in so as to enable a user having only one `good` hand to drive in the nail.

Claims

1. An implement for holding and guiding elongate fasteners to facilitate driving thereof, said implement being of one-piece molded plastic construction and comprising a pair of cooperating lever members, a jaw disposed at a corresponding end of each said lever member, each of said jaws being L-shaped in cross section and including two legs, a first leg of the legs of each jaw facing each other and defining a clamping face having at least one notch generally in alignment with a notch in the clamping face of the other jaw, said notches extending generally transversely to the length of the lever members for receiving and guiding elongate fasteners, the other end of each said lever member defining force applying portion for opening said jaws, a second leg of each jaw defining a planar bearing flange extending perpendicular to said notches, said bearing flanges being arranged coplanar and defining in association with coplanar portions of said force applying portions an enlarged longitudinal outer face of said implement for bearing against a surface proximate to where a fastener is to be driven, and a bridging member integrally formed with said lever members and defining the sole interconnection therebetween, said bridging member constantly biasing said jaws toward each other and defining articulation means for facilitating opening and closing of said jaws.

2. The implement of claim 1 wherein bridging member is generally C-shaped in plan and said first legs form in plan continuations of said bridging member and said lever members in plan extending tangentially from said bridging portion in a direction opposite from that of said jaws.

3. The implement of claim 1 wherein said first legs having opposed inner surfaces each having portions lying in two planes with only those portions remote from said lever members being in contacting relation.

4. An implement according to claim 1, wherein said legs defining the clamping faces taper in height toward the free end of said jaws.

5. An implement according to claim 1, wherein said bridging member is of thickened arcuate configuration with its concave face facing those ends of said lever members provided with said jaws.

6. The implement of claim 1 wherein said first legs are offset inwardly towards each other relative to said lever members.

7. The implement of claim 6 wherein said second legs form in plan continuations of said lever members.

8. An implement according to claim 1 further comprising means provided in said enlarged longitudinal outer face for temporarily securing said implement to a surface proximate to where such elongate pointed fastener is to be driven in.

9. An implement according to claim 8, wherein said temporary securing means includes an adhesive surface parallel and immediately adjacent to said bearing flange.

10. An implement according to claim 8, wherein said temporary securing means includes at least two tacks projecting from said bearing flange.

11. An implement according to claim 8, wherein said temporary securing means includes a permanent magnet disposed at said bearing flange.