US 12,466,041 B2
Workpiece contact element for a powered fastener driver
Adam Kane, Easley, SC (US); and Justin Moylan, Easley, SC (US)
Assigned to Techtronic Cordless GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,617.
Prior Publication US 2025/0222577 A1, Jul. 10, 2025
Int. Cl. B25C 5/13 (2006.01); B25C 1/00 (2006.01); B25C 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC B25C 1/008 (2013.01) [B25C 5/13 (2013.01); B25C 5/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A workpiece contact element for a fastener driver, the workpiece contact element comprising:
a body defining a fastener receiving region through which fasteners are fed from a magazine of the fastener driver, the body having a base surface parallel with a fastener driving axis of the fastener driver;
a fastener guiding portion disposed forward of the fastener receiving region and extending in a direction of the fastener driving axis; and
a tip retainer including a longitudinal protrusion and a pair of opposed lateral protrusions, the longitudinal protrusion extending from a forwardmost end of the body, and the opposed lateral protrusions being positioned on opposite lateral sides of the body adjacent the forwardmost end, wherein the fastener guiding portion includes a platform extending above the base surface of the body and spaced rearwardly from the forwardmost end of the body.