Adjustable angle magazine
View Patent ↗An adjustable angle magazine provides the operator of a nail gun the ability to adjust the position of a housing of the magazine, which stores nails to be driven, relative to a nose casting of the nail gun. This repositioning enables an operator to employ a variety of nails, collated at a variety of angles, within the nail gun.
1. A nail loading assembly for coupling with a nail driving assembly of a nail gun, comprising:
a housing for storing nails and providing nails to the nail driving assembly;
a universal adapter assembly coupled with the housing, the universal adapter assembly for pivotally coupling the housing with the nail driving assembly, the universal adapter assembly including a seating member coupled with a rail member and a transition plate, the universal adapter assembly configured for being received by an adjustable angle nose casting assembly of the nail driving assembly;
a support assembly disposed on the housing having a support member, wherein said support member having serrated portion;
a support bar assembly disposed on the angle nose casting assembly having a support bar, wherein said support bar having serrated portion;
wherein said serrated portion of said support member configured to engage said serrated portion of said support bar;
wherein the universal adapter assembly enables the nail loading assembly to be positioned at various angles relative to the nail driving assembly.
2. The nail loading assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment assembly disposed on the housing.
3. The nail loading assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nail loading assembly further comprises a cover coupled with the housing, the cover being removable from the housing.
4. The nail loading assembly of claim 3 , wherein the support assembly is disposed on the cover.
5. The nail loading assembly of claim 1 , wherein the nail gun is selected from the group consisting of a spring-loaded nail gun, a pneumatic nail gun, an electromagnetic nail gun, a combustion nail gun, and a motor driven nail gun.
6. An adjustable angle magazine for use with a nail gun, comprising:
a housing including a first end and a second end, the housing for storing nails and providing nails to a nail driving assembly of the nail gun;
an adjustment assembly disposed proximal to the second end of the housing, the adjustment assembly for affixing the position of the housing relative to the nail gun;
a universal adapter assembly coupled with the first end of the housing, the universal adapter assembly for pivotally coupling with the nail driving assembly, the universal adapter assembly including a seating member coupled with a rail member and a transition plate, the universal adapter assembly configured for being received by an adjustable angle nose casting assembly of the nail driving assembly;
a support assembly disposed on the housing having a support member, wherein said support member having serrated portion;
a support bar assembly disposed on the angle nose casting assembly having a support bar, wherein said support bar having serrated portion;
wherein said serrated portion of said support member configured to engage said serrated portion of said support bar;
wherein the universal adapter assembly and the adjustment assembly enable the adjustable angle magazine to be positioned at various angles relative to the nail driving assembly.
7. The adjustable angle magazine of claim 6 , further comprising a cover coupled with the housing, the cover capable of being removed from the housing.
8. The adjustable angle magazine of claim 6 , wherein the nail gun is selected from the group consisting of a spring-loaded nail gun, a pneumatic nail gun, an electromagnetic nail gun, a combustion nail gun, and a motor driven nail gun.