Ferrule dispenser
US4600118A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to the dispensing of ceramic ferrules individually from a dispenser which is loaded from a disposable cartridge containing the ferrules. The dispenser has a longtitudinally slidable nose cone with different internal diameters, the smaller diameter holding a series of balls in the path of the ferrules to hold the ferrules in the dispenser, and the larger diameter allowing the weight of the dispensers to move the balls into the larger diameter to free the lowermost ferrule.
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