A board fastening tool has a tool body and a driver having contiguous drive elements mounted in the body. A top element is mounted to slide in vertical track when hit from above. A bottom element is mounted to drive a fastener diagonally out of the body and into a board to fix the board to the floor. The top and bottom elements are connected by a spring steel ribbon device sliding in a curved track so that vertical movement of the top element is converted to diagonal movement of the bottom element. The spring steel ribbon device has a pair of spring steel ribbons joined to each other at respective ends thereof and separate from each other over an intermediate region.

The present invention includes devices and methods that assist in hanging pictures or other things in a desired position on a wall or other surface where it is desired to insert two or more mounting nails or studs. Embodiments of the invention include a pair of nail-inserting punch assemblies that are provided on one or more stabilizing bars, although other embodiments may include more than two punch assemblies. Preferred embodiments may also include a measuring strip (ruler) between the punch assemblies, a slidable level, a slidable nail or stud carrier, and/or a laser. The unique nail insertion mechanism of each punch includes a sleeve for receiving a finishing nail, a magnet for holding the nail in place, and a coil spring for maintaining the handle in striking position. After positioning the device on a wall, applying punching force to each handle collapses the spring and causes a nail to be driven into the wall.

The present invention includes devices and methods that assist in hanging pictures or other things in a desired position on a wall or other surface where it is desired to insert two or more mounting nails or studs. Embodiments of the invention include a pair of nail-inserting punch assemblies that are provided on one or more stabilizing bars, although other embodiments may include more than two punch assemblies. Preferred embodiments may also include a measuring strip (ruler) between the punch assemblies, a slidable level, a slidable nail or stud carrier, and/or a laser. The unique nail insertion mechanism of each punch includes a sleeve for receiving a finishing nail, a magnet for holding the nail in place, and a coil spring for maintaining the handle in striking position. After positioning the device on a wall, applying punching force to each handle collapses the spring and causes a nail to be driven into the wall.

The present invention includes devices and methods that assist in hanging pictures or other things in a desired position on a wall or other similar surface where it is desired to insert two or more mounting nails. Embodiments of the invention include a pair of punch assemblies for inserting the nails provided on a pair of parallel stabilizing bars, although other embodiments may include more than two punch assemblies. Preferred embodiments also include a measuring strip (ruler) between the punch assemblies, and a slidable level and/or a laser. The unique nail insertion mechanism includes a sleeve for receiving a finishing nail, a magnet for holding the nail in place, and a coil spring for maintaining the handle in striking position. After positioning the device on a wall, applying force to each handle collapses the spring and causes a nail to be driven into the wall.

The present invention includes devices and methods that assist in hanging pictures or other things in a desired position on a wall or other similar surface where it is desired to insert two or more mounting nails. Embodiments of the invention include a pair of punch assemblies for inserting the nails provided on a pair of parallel stabilizing bars, although other embodiments may include more than two punch assemblies. Preferred embodiments also include a measuring strip (ruler) between the punch assemblies, and a slidable level and/or a laser. The unique nail insertion mechanism includes a sleeve for receiving a finishing nail, a magnet for holding the nail in place, and a coil spring for maintaining the handle in striking position. After positioning the device on a wall, applying force to each handle collapses the spring and causes a nail to be driven into the wall.

A staple gun for driving pins into a surface. The staple gun includes a housing designed to facilitate manual actuation of a drive member, such that the drive member passes through an open interior channel in the housing to guide a bearing pin to strike a pre-positioned drive pin to penetrate through and affix itself to a surface. The drive member further includes a handle designed to receive the strike force used to actuate the drive member through the open interior channel of the housing. A spring is designed to push the handle and the drive member upward and away from the housing after each actuation of the handle, and a removable linchpin designed to restrict the range of motion of the drive member within the housing and to ensure that the drive member remains partially inserted within the housing.

A staple gun for driving pins into a surface. The staple gun includes a housing designed to facilitate manual actuation of a drive member, such that the drive member passes through an open interior channel in the housing to guide a bearing pin to strike a pre-positioned drive pin to penetrate through and affix itself to a surface. The drive member further includes a handle designed to receive the strike force used to actuate the drive member through the open interior channel of the housing. A spring is designed to push the handle and the drive member upward and away from the housing after each actuation of the handle, and a removable linchpin designed to restrict the range of motion of the drive member within the housing and to ensure that the drive member remains partially inserted within the housing.

A string art tool consisting of a hollow tube with a tapered end that functions as a driver apparatus for precisely locating and driving pins into a string art board is attached in parallel to a similar hollow tube with a tapered end that is used to assist in threading string around the inserted pins in a string art board. The driver apparatus contains a movable piston that can be used to force the pin into the string art board at a consistent depth and perpendicular to the surface. The string guide tube is used to accurately maneuver the string around the pins on a string art board. Thus, a considerably more versatile string art tool is provided, which can assist the user in assembling string art projects.

A string art tool consisting of a hollow tube with a tapered end that functions as a driver apparatus for precisely locating and driving pins into a string art board is attached in parallel to a similar hollow tube with a tapered end that is used to assist in threading string around the inserted pins in a string art board. The driver apparatus contains a movable piston that can be used to force the pin into the string art board at a consistent depth and perpendicular to the surface. The string guide tube is used to accurately maneuver the string around the pins on a string art board. Thus, a considerably more versatile string art tool is provided, which can assist the user in assembling string art projects.

The hammer tacker includes a shell, a handle, and a striking mechanism. The shell is made of a mixture of fiberglass and nylon by injection molding. The shell encloses a receiving room and has a bottom opening extending along the longitudinal direction of the shell and communicating with the receiving room. The handle is disposed on the rear end of the shell. The striking mechanism is made of metal and includes a magazine and a striker. The magazine is received in the receiving room. An end of the magazine is pivotally connected to the rear end of the shell, and the other end tends to move outward due to an elastic element. At end of the striker is disposed on the inner wall of the shell. When the magazine is hit upward, the striker strikes the nails out.