Nail-driving and clinching tool

Claim 1

A TOOL FOR DRIVING NAILS THAT HAVE RETURN-BENT CLINCH ENDS ON THE DRIVING ENDS OF SAID NAILS AND FOR CLINCHING SAID ENDS AROUND A PORTION OF A LATH OR THE LIKE, SAID TOOL COMPRISING: (A) A NOSE GUIDE HAVING AN END NOTCH THEREIN TO RECEIVE SUCH A LATH PORTION, (B) A NAIL DRIVER GUIDED IN SAID NOSE GUIDE AND CARRIED BY A PNEUMATICALLY-OPERATED PLUNGER TO DRIVE A NAIL FROM THE NOSE GUIDE, AND (C) MEANS INDEPENDENT OF THE NAIL DRIVER AND OPERATIVELY ENGAGED BY SAID PLUNGER NEAR THE END OF THE DRIVING MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER TO CLINCH THE RETURNBENT END OF SAID NAIL AROUND SAID LATH PORTION, (D) SAID NAIL-END CLINCHING MEANS COMPRISING A SLIDE MEMBER DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE EDGE OF THE NAIL DRIVER AND HAVING A REARWARD END ENGAGEABLE BY THE PLUNGER AND MOVABLE THEREBY IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE NOSE GUIDE, (E) A CLINCHING LEVER ON A PIVOT SPACED FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE EDGE OF THE NAIL DRIVER AND EXTENDING FROM SAID PIVOT ALONGSIDE THE DRIVING END OF THE NAIL DRIVER AND HAVING A FREE END IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE SLIDE MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND MOVEMENT BY SAID SLIDE MEMBER IN A FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED ARC TO NAIL-CLINCHING POSITION.