Apparatus for clinching nails into workpieces

• Main Authors: FAIRBANKS, JONATHAN, W, MILLER, KEVEN E, JACEY, PAUL, RONDEAU, JARED, WATERMAN, RICHARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.11.2015
• Subjects: DOVETAILED WORK; FORGE FURNACES; FORGING; HAMMERING; HAND TOOLS; HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANIPULATORS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PRESSING METAL; PUNCHING METAL; RIVETING; SLOTTING MACHINES FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; TENONS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

An apparatus for clinching nails into workpieces comprising: a clinch surface member including a first edge ramp at a first end thereof; a bottom flange member capable of being secured to a fixed station; and a web flange member arranged between the clinch surface member and the bottom flange member; wherein the clinch surface member and the web flange member are configured such that a top stringer of a pallet is capable of being slid over the first edge ramp and rested on the clinch surface member while a bottom stringer of the pallet is supported between the clinch surface member and the bottom flange member.