Elongated-member-driving apparatus inventions 06/06

20060138192 - Stapler: A stapling operation can be performed with a comparatively small force. The stapler includes a base frame with a support element, and an operation frame pivotally attached to the support element through a main shaft. A staple pressure lower plate is disposed at the operation frame and drives staples stored...

20060138193 - Surgical stapling apparatus and method: The present disclosure is directed to staple-gap adjustment members for use in surgical stapling apparatus and methods. A gap adjustment member includes one or more bearing portions sharing a common rotational axis and one or more cam surface portions having a periphery with at least two different points along the...

20060138194 - Surgical stapling apparatus and method: The present disclosure is directed to staple-gap adjustment members for use in surgical stapling apparatus and methods. A gap adjustment member includes one or more bearing portions sharing a common rotational axis and one or more cam surface portions having a periphery with at least two different points along the...

20060131358 - Stapler: A stapler includes a lower casing base having its topside formed with an accommodating space in the interior for placing small-sized stationery therein. A casing cover is movably assembled on the accommodating space. The casing cover has its opposite ends respectively formed with an insert member and an elastic press...

20060124684 - Fastener tool: The fastener tool includes a nosepiece, a nosepiece cover pivotally attached to the nosepiece, a latch pivotally attached to the nosepiece cover, a latch wire pivotally attached to the latch for engaging at least one hook disposed on the nosepiece, wherein the latch wire has a portion extending between the...

20060124683 - Hardwood flooring nailer having an adjustable double handle: A hardwood flooring nailer destined to be loaded with at least one fastener, the nailer comprising a main rigid frame, and a fastener discharge mechanism attached to the main frame and which can be activated for allowing the nailer to discharge a fastener. The nailer also includes an adjustable double...

20060124685 - Stapler with leaf spring actuation mechanism: The present invention provides a stapler with a novel leaf spring actuation mechanism. According to the teaching of the present invention, the stapler comprises a striking plate for dispensing a staple from a staple magazine, a leaf spring engaged with the striking plate for driving the striking plate, and an...

20060124686 - Coated staple and fastening tool for the same: Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple....

20060124687 - Stapler with bending arms which cut the staple legs against a pad: A stapler has a base section and a stapling unit. The stapling unit is pivotally attached to the base section, and the base section is pivotally attached to a baseplate. In an initial position, the base section is fixed relative to the baseplate through a releasable locking mechanism connected to...

20060124688 - Directionally biased staple and anvil assembly for forming the staple: In accordance with the present disclosure a directionally biased staple is provided for use in all types of surgical staplers having anvil structure against which the staple is formed. The directionally biased staple may be constructed in a wide variety of cross-sectional configurations including rectangular, elliptical, trapezoidal, etc. All of...

20060124689 - Tissue stapler: Palm-size staplers for surgical procedures are proposed. The staplers include cartridge and slider assemblies with the cartridge assembly containing staples. As the slider assembly advances step-wise incrementally it provides a staple ejection force causing ejection of staples. Optionally a blade element may be included for cutting. An anvil member is...

20060113349 - Attachment to be used for an apparatus for attaching a tag-attaching pin: The present invention provides an attachment 500 or 700 used for the apparatus for attaching a tag-attaching pin 20 utilizing a sheet of tag-attaching pins 600 in which a plurality of tag-attaching pins 1 or 10, each comprising a filament section 4 or 12, an inserting head section 2 or...