Douglas S Dodd

US Patent:

7954681, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/285153

Inventors:

Aubrey Smith - Cordova TN, US
Stephen Fleming - Southaven MS, US
Robert Tucker - Memphis TN, US
Douglas Dodd - Hernando MS, US

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B21J 15/10

US Classification:

227111, 227107, 227143, 227144, 227145, 91525, 92 121, 408 87, 408 88, 408234, 408236, 804238, 804 91

Abstract:

A new and improved nailing bridge system which comprises a single nailing gun which is mounted for movement along a stud frame locus or a seam locus, defined by means of abutting sheets of wall sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, wherein the single nailing gun can be moved to any one of effectively an infinite number of positions so as to permit nails to be driven into the covering, sheathing, paneling, or the like, in order to fixedly secure the sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, to underlying stud frame members of a wall structure or wall panel member. Stitcher guns are also mounted upon a separate support beam so as to fixedly secure the sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, to the upper and lower plate, header, or footer members of the wall structure or wall panel member.

US Patent:

20090100662, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/285154

Inventors:

Aubrey Smith - Cordova TN, US
Stephen Fleming - Southaven MS, US
Robet Tucker - Memphis TN, US
Douglas Dodd - Hernando MS, US

International Classification:

B23Q 15/22
B23Q 3/16
B23Q 16/02

US Classification:

2952501, 29565, 29712, 29703

Abstract:

A new and improved automated gun tool dolly which comprises a plurality of nail guns, such as, for example, three nail guns, which are mounted upon a horizontally movable carriage assembly in a vertically and horizontally staggered mode so as to be disposed within a diagonal array. Movement of the carriage assembly along horizontally oriented guide rails is automatically controlled, such as, for example, by means of a programmable logic controller (PLC), such that the three nail guns are sequentially and continuously disposed at predetermined firing positions at which the nail guns are sequentially fired so as to insert nails within predetermined regions of 2×4 or 2×6 plate, header, or footer members of a wall panel or wall structure.

US Patent:

20090100663, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/285160

Inventors:

Aubrey Smith - Cordova TN, US
Stephen Fleming - Southaven MS, US
Robert Tucker - Memphis TN, US
Douglas Dodd - Hernando MS, US

International Classification:

B23Q 3/16

US Classification:

2952501, 29 50

Abstract:

A two gun tool dolly which is capable of firing and inserting two, three or four nails into plate, header, or footer frame members at predetermined locations thereof so as to fixedly secure top and bottom plate, header, or footer members to stud frame members of a wall structure or wall panel.