US20120292212A1 - Nail belt - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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Abstract
A nail belt is provided with a main body; a plurality of holes on the main body; and a plurality of nail sockets each depending downward from the hole, each nail socket including a bottom rim, a plurality of longitudinal slits formed on a circumferential surface of the nail socket, and a plurality of projections extending from the rim toward inside of the nail socket.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to nail belt and more particularly to a nail belt capable of loading nails of different sizes and stably holding them before driving out by a nail gun.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Nail guns are frequently used by construction workers. For convenient use of nail guns, nail belts each contain a series of nails have been developed and are commercially available. One type of nail belt can accommodate nails of one size. This, however, has limited applications.
- Recently, another type of nail belt capable of accommodating nails of a plurality of sizes is devised. However, it is often that nails driven out of the nail belt cannot be fastened on an object.
- A conventional nail belt for a nail gun is shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 . The nail belt comprises a plurality of connected, spaced nail sockets each capable of being loaded with anail 3. However, thenails 3 may be not held properly due to generous clearances between thenail 3 and an inner surface of the nail socket. This can cause thenails 3 driven out of the nail sockets to be unstably secured to an object. To the worse, it can disrupt the nailing operation of a nail gun due to jam. Thus, the need for improvement still exists. - It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a nail belt comprising a main body; a plurality of holes on the main body; and a plurality of nail sockets each depending downward from the hole, each nail socket including a bottom rim, a plurality of longitudinal slits formed on a circumferential surface of the nail socket, and a plurality of projections extending from the rim toward inside of the nail socket.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional nail belt for a nail gun; -
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the conventional nail belt with nails being loaded in the nail sockets; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of nail belt according to the invention; -
FIG. 4A is a bottom view ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line A-A ofFIG. 4A ; -
FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the nail belt shown inFIG. 3 showing a nail being loaded in a nail socket; -
FIG. 5B is a view similar toFIG. 5A showing the nail being stably loaded and ready to drive out of the nail belt by a nail gun; -
FIG. 6 a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of nail belt according to the invention; -
FIG. 7A is a fragmentary view ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 7B is a schematic longitudinal sectional view ofFIG. 7A showing a nail having been driven out of the nail belt after breaking the rim and the slit; -
FIG. 7C is a perspective view ofFIG. 7A but viewed from above the nail belt; -
FIG. 7D is a top plan view of a portion of the nail belt shown inFIG. 7C ; and -
FIG. 7E is a sectional view taken along line B-BA ofFIG. 7D with a nail shown in phantom being stably loaded and ready to drive out of the nail belt by a nail gun. - Referring to
FIGS. 3 to 5B , a nail belt in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention comprises the following components as discussed in detail below. - An elongated
main body 2 is formed integrally. A plurality of equally spacedholes 21 are provided on themain body 2. A plurality ofnail sockets 22 each are depending downward from thehole 21. Thenail socket 22 is substantially cylindrical but slightly tapered toward bottom. Arim 24 is formed on a bottom of thenail socket 22. A plurality of equally spaced,longitudinal slits 23 are formed on a circumferential surface of thenail socket 22 from top of thenail socket 22 to therim 24. Two oppositecurved projections 25 are extended from the bottom of therim 24 toward inside of thenail socket 22. Preferably, themain body 2 of the nail belt is formed of flexible plastic such as PE (polyethylene). - The provision of the
slits 23 enables thenail socket 22 to expand flexibly when anail 3 is loaded in thenail socket 22. Note that the head of thenail 3 is held on the opening of thehole 21. Thus, the nail belt can accommodate nails of different sizes. Further, theprojections 25 can exert a clamping force on a bare portion of the nail 3 (seeFIG. 5B ). Thus, the loadednail 3 can be held stably and it ensures a reliable fastening of thenail 3 in an object in a subsequent operation by a nail gun. - Referring to
FIGS. 6 to 7E , an integral nail belt in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The characteristics of the second preferred embodiment are substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment except the following: - Two ends of the
main body 2 of the nail belt are provided with a mating member (e.g., a rectangular flat member having two downward depending cylinders as shown) 26 and a corresponding mating member (e.g., a rectangular flat member having two holes as shown) 27 respectively. The provision of themating member 26 and thecorresponding mating member 27 enables a nail belt to connect to another nail belt to form a longer nail belt is such need arises. - The four
slits 23 are grouped into two sets each including twoopposite slits 23 in which one slit 23 of one set has a length greater than that of theother silt 23 of one set (seeFIG. 7A ). Hence, theslits 23 having a bottom in the rim 24 (i.e., the longer slits 23) may be broken after anail 3 being driven out of thenail socket 22. This has the benefit of facilitating a nailing operation. - An
enhanced link 28 is provided to interconnect twoadjacent nail sockets 22 so that a structural strength of the nail belt can be increased. Anannular groove 29 is formed on the mouth or top opening of thenail socket 22 so that the head of anail 3 may be stably seated therein. - While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Claims (20)
1. A nail belt comprising:
a main body;
a plurality of holes on the main body; and
a plurality of nail sockets each depending downward from the hole, each nail socket including a bottom rim, a plurality of longitudinal slits formed on a circumferential surface of the nail socket, and a plurality of projections extending from the rim toward inside of the nail socket.
2. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the main body is formed integrally.
3. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the main body is formed of PE (polyethylene).
4. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein further comprising a plurality of closed grooves each formed on top of the nail socket.
5. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the nail sockets are substantially cylindrical.
6. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the projections comprise two opposite projections.
7. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the projections are curved.
8. The nail belt of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of enhanced links formed on the main body, each of the enhanced links interconnecting two adjacent nail sockets.
9. The nail belt of claim 1 , wherein the slits are equally spaced apart.
10. The nail belt of claim 9 , wherein the slits are of different lengths.
11. A nail belt comprising:
a main body;
a plurality of holes on the main body;
a mating member at one end of the main body;
a corresponding mating member at the other end of the main body; and
a plurality of nail sockets each depending downward from the hole, each nail socket including a bottom rim, a plurality of longitudinal slits formed on a circumferential surface of the nail socket, and a plurality of projections extending from the rim toward inside of the nail socket.
12. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the main body is formed integrally.
13. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the main body is formed of PE (polyethylene).
14. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein further comprising a plurality of closed grooves each formed on top of the nail socket.
15. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the nail sockets are substantially cylindrical.
16. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the projections comprise two opposite projections.
17. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the projections are curved.
18. The nail belt of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of enhanced links formed on the main body, each of the enhanced links interconnecting two adjacent nail sockets.
19. The nail belt of claim 11 , wherein the slits are equally spaced apart.
20. The nail belt of claim 19 , wherein the slits are of different lengths.
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