CPC B25C 1/047 (2013.01) [B25C 1/008 (2013.01); B25C 1/043 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A fastener driver comprising:
a cylinder;
a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder;
a driver blade attached to the piston and movable therewith between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position, the driver blade defining a driving axis, the driver blade including
a body having a first side and an opposite, second side with the driving axis passing therebetween,
a plurality of teeth extending from the first side of the body and defining a first plane, and
a plurality of projections extending from the second side of the body, wherein the body and the projections are bisected by a second plane; and
a lifter operable to move the driver blade from the bottom-dead-center position toward the top-dead-center position, the lifter configured to engage with the teeth of the driver blade when moving the driver blade from the bottom-dead-center position to the top-dead-center position,
wherein the first plane is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the second plane.
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