Patent Application
20070039286
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the removal or installation of nails, staples or other metal objects by electric magnetic pulling or pushing force fields, and more particularly to a tool and method that is light weight and simple to use and/or also carries nails, etc., at all times.
2. Background of the Invention
Since when mankind started to use cut nails, then round nails, then staples, to fasten their buildings together, it has been ever harder to repair these structures by trying to remove the nails or staples, particularly those that have been in place for many years.
The wood, metal or other material has aged for years and settled into place. So now the holding devices, nails, staples, are hard to get to, simply because they have come very much together over time with the material that they were intended to hold secure.
Over the years, for the most part, the nails or staples would start to rust, mostly on the head or top. Most times, using the conventional tools to remove these holding devices, results in breakage of the head or top of the nail. Then comes scrapes, dents or broken material from the removal process.
Then the worker has to dig into the wood, metal or other material, and most certainly does more damage in the surrounding workplace area in trying desperately to still remove the holding device.
In most cases, when trying to remove wood trim in a structure or horizontal or vertical wood, metal, vinyl or other type of siding, there usually is damage, because over the years the structure has settled in place and the holding device is no longer as easy to get to on account of it's overlapped with the rows of material, paint, stain, putty or other protective sealant, and trim and horizontal or vertical siding or other framing that was installed after. There are also the finished walls that have sheet rock, wallpaper, wood trim covering; as well as the inherent covering of the hidden nails holding each piece of board in tongue and groove construction such as wood flooring, siding, roofing, etc.
All the new and improved nail and staple removers still do the same thing; they still damage the material and the area that the worker is working on. This because they are still using the same tools and methods to remove the nails, etc: to wit, crow bars, hammers, chisels, etc. It's still the same hard, time consuming, and dangerous process.
The pneumatic air nailer and the gas fired nail have always been plagued with these and more problems from the very start to the present With them, there is a need to stop work and climb down the ladder and reset the air compressor. After resetting the air compressor, the gauge might not read right.
There may be too much air pressure. If that happens, then the nails will shoot right through the material leaving a large hole. Furthermore, there may be another worker on the other side of the roof wall, floor or even on the other side of the room, and that worker could very easily get impaled by a high-powered flying nail. Which could very easily hurt or kill the worker, and you wouldn't even know what you have just done.
There have been thousands of workers hurt or killed on the job site, whether the injury was accidentally self-inflicted or by another worker. This problem is always there, and still presents a very unsafe nailing tool whether the nailing tool is a pneumatic air gun or a gas fired nail gun.
The other major problem is that if there is not enough air pressure, or gas pressure, the nails will only go in part way, leaving the worker to stop, put down the pneumatic or gas nail gun, get out their manual hammer and hit the nail down into place.
All this takes time and is very nonproductive and upsetting to the worker when they must stop work. The lost time is in the millions of dollars every year.
So these tools, the pneumatic air nailer and the gas fired nail have always been plagued with these and more problems from the very start to the present and going to the different trade shows doesn't reveal any real or dramatic changes.
3. Prior Art
Patents and pending patent applications (identification number, date, and inventor) showing removers of nails, staples, or other metal objects:.
This huge heavy roof scrapper would have shaken the roof apart, if it could be lifted and managed, by a few big strong working men. No real control once in operation. On any roof pitch over A 4-12 angle, it would lose all traction and fall of the roof
Has a tool that lifts a row of shingles and then pushes a strip of asbestos between the shingles to prevent the roof from learning, and he finds this is more economical than replacing with new shingles by taking off the old wooden shake shingles and replacing with new shingles. This tool is non-productive and no one now a days will use asbestos. This causes concern.
The roof stripper is no more than a flat shovel that has grooves in the front and grooves in the back. When pushing forward, the worker would push down and up hoping to get the nails and shingles in one motion. Then with the grooves in the rear, the worker hopes to get the remaining nails or staples, and not break off the head of the nails in the process, but what would usually happen, with the force on the nails, the head would bend and the vertical shaft would be left standing, so now the worker would have to try to pull the shaft out alone with plyers which would take a long time, but the shaft would have to come out so it wouldn't puncture through the new shingles.
This invention is a flat shovel and a wedge on the bottom to somehow help lift the shingles. But the problem is that at times the worker has to put the shovel flat or up to get under the shingles or the nails that are holding the shingle in place.
This magnetic wheel is just that. It's been energized for a very specific force field to only pick-up loose ferrous metal objects on the floor that have been left behind. This tool has very little lifting force.
As one would read about the pneumatic nail puller, it's easily understood just how unproductive and costly this tool would be. Henry's tool will leave big divot holes on aid in the wood, with the digging claws at the end and just by pulling on the head of the nail, is no guarantee you will retrieve the nail because all the pulling pressure is on the head only. Why would anyone want to try to reuse nails, staples, screws or bolts, the time and effort and expense supercedes all practical matters. It could be wiser and cost effective just to buy a new and recycle the old and used metal ferrous. Henry's tool only removes one nail at a time and is big and bulky and heavy to use.
This tool is of the same design as U.S. Pat. No. 2,709,570. Just as hard to use and very unproductive to use, and will damage the wood or any other ferrous material just; look at how deep the pulling jaws go down in the material on sheet 2 of 4.
Just like the other patents and patent pendings, this is no more than a flat shovel with grooves at the front end of the shovel to grab nails as the shovel is inserted under the shingles. All the worker has to do is to push in, push down and lift. This process must be repeated in the same area, and normally some of the nails will remain in the roof flooring or the head will break off and leave the vertical shape. Once this happens, the worker must stop and either hammer the vertical shaft down or try to pull it, so as not to damage the new roof shingles before they are installed.
This shingle remover is clumsy and not efficient at all. Not only does it have the same if not more of the problems with the other mechanized shingle removing apparatus, it still relies on so many moving parts. Extremely dangerous this tool is to use, not only for the operator, but for any one who is around. There's an open blade that has no safety features. It is always open and moving. It's big and heavy. The uses are very limited at best. When the worker is removing shingles on a roof just look at a simple 4-12 roof pitch. At the least, this mechanized shingle removing apparatus,.along with all the others would be a roofer's worst day of work. They are heavy, clumsy and there is no traction. The vibration would shake the roof structure and other structural parts, apart, doing even more damage. Cracks in the sheet rock, plumbing leaks, broken windows, and much more would result. The heavy machine could easily fall off the roof taking the workman with it, killing anyone down below.
According to the invention, when a worker uses the electric magnetic nail puller to remove an item—let's say for now a nail or staple, it easily slides out and leaves little or no damage in that work area, because the pulling power is directed in that specific area and the pulling power is always in complete control of the worker.
When the nail or staple is being pulled out of the area, it will travel back out the same hole, that it was first installed in, even if the nail or staple is being pulled through an overlapping tongue and groove floor, or overlapping siding or many layers of paint applied over the years. The difficulty of removal doesn't make any difference; the electric pulling power can always be increased with complete control at all times.
Then when the nail or staple starts to come out, because of the electric magnetic force, it goes directly to the electric magnets. Thus the operator doesn't have to worry about being stabbed or poked in the eye from the force used to remove the nail or staple. After the removal, all the operator has to do is to turn down the electric power to release the nail or staple.
After this is done, the worker can easily take out the tongue and groove flooring or horizontal or vertical siding or framing, with no or very little damage to the material so that the worker can use the original piece to match-up that area as if it was never moved.
Any one in the construction field or design and engineering of tools will clearly understand these tools are not limited to the drawing, but only limited to one's thought and imagination.
As clearly stated in the beginning, there has never been a more efficient and productive nail remover or nail impailer ever built with such a power force field and yet, at the same time, a very quiet and extremely safe tool to use with full control at all times.
The worker can easily remove at a very quick speed and, at all times, with full safety knowing they won't get hurt in removing any bent nails or misplaced nails.
Also when the worker is using the nailing mode, they are able to have complete control of the existing force field, knowing at all times that the power setting is just right for whatever part of the job they are doing. Also knowing that if there is too much of a power force field, or too little of a power force field, the worker can easily adjust the power setting on the spot right there. There is no need to stop work and climb down the ladder and reset the power source such as the air compressor.
The electric magnetic nail, staple, bolt or rivet remover will pull the nails, staples, etc., the wood or any surface and hold the item in place, and at the same time the shingles will be discarded in whole, easier and cleaner to pick-up. The nails, staples, etc., are automatically separated from the shingles or other material, to make recycling material more efficient and safer.
Roof shingles removed, but not limited to just shingles, but also can remove horizontally or vertically wall siding, roof flooring, studs, finishes, flooring, subflooring, framing, floors and much more.
This tool will reduce labor cost dramatically, reduce injuries on the job site dramatically, increase production, profit and make the job that much safer. This tool is lightweight, and easy to use. There's a power indicator to help the worker to increase or decrease the electric power to be used to pull out the nails, staples, screws or bolts at the job site. The worker can control the electric magnetic field, so he or she can pull out the top nail, staple, or any other metal objects that the worker wishes to remove and not effect what's below.
This electric magnetic nail, staple, etc., remover can also be equipped with a suction lightweight jet tub and have its own carrying container for all the nails, staples, screws or bolts it sucks up from the job site. This will also save time and expense. Either tool will leave the job site clean and ready to be reconstructed in a fraction of time, then if the job was to be done with old outdated tools.
And when the electric magnetic remover is full of discarded material, the worker would release the discarded material in a holding container by simply turning down the electric power.
This tool will replace the crow bars, flat shovels, rakes, pneumatic shingle removers, shingle strippers, gas powered shingle remover and many more hard to use, hazardous and very hard and time consuming ways to remove roof shingles.
There can also be an electric magnetic field rolling wheel, with a scrapper on the handle and a holding container next to the wheel scrapper. So, when the wheel goes around with the material on the wheels, the non force field scrapper will knock off the nails, staples, screws or bolts into the holding container.
Furthermore, there has always been the problem of stopping when there is a missed nail or a bent nail. The worker must try to remove or bend over the nail in question, then start to nail again. But by using the only dual purpose nail remover and impaler, the worker spends less time and is more productive then ever.
When using this dual purpose electric magnetic nail remover or nail impaler tool gun, it's not just limited to the gun shape, but could also be made in any shape or size that one would need for the job.
The electric magnetic remover could easily be made as small as a pen or pencil: for removal of foreign objects that might be imbedded in an animal or a human. If for example someone gets a nail imbedded in oneself, the electric magnetic nail, screw, staple, rivet and bolt or any other foreign metal could be easily extracted by the controlled force field electric magnet.
This, of course, is just one of the many different ways to use this untapped power source, in a constructive and controlled atmosphere.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following descriptions of embodiments of the invention when considered with the appended drawings wherein:
For the magnetic nail, staple, rivets, or any other metal objects the worker wants to remove, the electric magnetic nail puller of the invention will decrease the amount of time it takes for removal. There will be an increase the productivity in the worker's day. There will be a decease the amount of injuries on the job site, because the worker is in a much safer environment. The material is not damaged when being removed. The force field is easily controlled by the worker in that specific area, so other parts at the job site are not affected.
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Undamaged wood, metal or slate, etc., roofing shingles 3, undamaged by applicant's invention are ready to be reused. Siding removed 4, wood, vinyl, metal, etc., is not damaged and ready to be removed, if need to match existing siding. Rotating handle 5 adjustable for any position the worker would use. An adjustable length 6 is in handle for the worker to feel more comfortable. A power switch 13 is on the handle for easy control, at all times. After the nails, staples, rivets or any other holding devices are removed, the work area is left clean and undamaged the roofing nails 9 held in place by the super sweeper. The handle 5 can also serve as rechargeable power source cylinder 10. This for use if regular electric and power source is not available. The super sweeper is very light weight for easy use. A universal electric plug 12 will go from 120 volts to 240 volts down to 120 volts. The power source will automatically change the power setting control 13. The change will increase or decease on its own and always lets the worker have full control when in use.
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There are many problems with the pneumatic and gas fired nail gun. They are bulky, heavy, hard to use, and not safe to say the least. They haven't changed that much over the years. Their design is basically the same. The pneumatic nail gun is too large, heavy, hard to use, and extremely dangerous. There are thousands of workers every year being impaled by themselves or other workers on the job. Very serious accidents occur all the time, costing lives, and injuries. Millions of dollars are lost because of down time.
Then there are all the moving parts within a very complex mechanical tool. If one part breaks and it could be a ten cent piece, the work must stop and hope to find that piece and take apart the pneumatic gun for repairs. A day of work could be lost.
The pneumatic air gun nailer also must have a long cumbersome air hose that always gets hung up on something and adds to the weight.
The pneumatic air gun nailer must also have a reliable and expensive air compressor for the enormous air pressure to be used each and every time one nail is shot out, into the wood.
Then there I the problem of the cold weather. At times the pneumatic air nailing gun won't work as fast and effortlessly or won't work at all on hot days. At times the pneumatic nailing gun will get hot and uncomfortable to use.
The pneumatic air nailing gun also has another big problem. In regulating the air pressure, it is done at the air compressor tank only. If there is too much pressure, the nails will go through the wood, shingles, or other material, leaving big holes and not fastening properly; if there is not enough pair pressure, the nails won't penetrate the material they're intended to hold in place. Then the worker must stop and use a manual hand-held hammer to hit the nail down all the way once again loosing precious time at work and not being productive.
When working at the job site, it is very common to have the air line broken and now you loose all the air pressure and the worker must stop and make the necessary repairs. Once again loosing precious time at work, costing millions of dollars in lost work time.
The gas fired nail gun has the same problems as the pneumatic nail gun, but it doesn't need air pressure to work But a lot of the problems are from the gas fired tank. When it gets low on gas there might not be enough power to fire the gun, and in the winter the cold will slow the gas fired gun down also.
The electric magnetic nail remover and nail impaler is a much simpler working tool with much fewer working parts. The electric magnetic nail remover and nail impaler will use the enormous force field that is so much more powerful then the pneumatic air nail gun or the gas fired nail gun, from the electric magnetic force field. The enormous force field that is so much more reliable and efficient then the pneumatic air nail gun and the gas fired nail gun is so much easier to control and with built-in safety features. It is the only dual purpose nail remover and nail impaler of the future, one that anyone would need to use.
The working force field in the power source will always be reliable. The simple switch to reverse or put forward the polarity force field will always have the force field and the worker will determine how low or how high the a force field they want to use.
There is never any need to wonder on how much power or fuel is left because as long as there is electricity available to the electric magnetic nail remover or nail impaler, there will always be a full charge of power.
The indivisible power source or fuel cells will always be a full charge; and when they get low, or the power source, whether the power source will be electric, nuclear, fusion, gas or even air, but certainly not limited to the well known power sources of today, tomorrow may or most likely will bring a more useful fuel source that will still facilitate the reliability of the magnet.
When using the electric magnetic force field in the medical field, the doctor or whoever else is in charge, can easily be used to pull out foreign objects that have been lodged into the human body, animals or any others. By pulling out, the doctor or technician can prevent more damage than by cutting into the open wound.
At times, there can be a need to put the electric magnetic force field on one side of the body part, and pull through the other side. This can prevent more damage. If the foreign object—example, an arrow, bullet, nail or nails, spike, or schrapnell just to mention a few, but in no means limited, as one in the medical field would know, the positive uses are endless. This force field can easily be used on any size wound, from very sensitive micro sensory, to front line emergency surgery.
There is also a growing need for on-the-spot force field surgery to rescue accident victims in vehicles, boats, trains, planes, heavy equipment, just to mention a few, but not limited in the endless use possibilities.
