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Apparatus for applying tee-nut fasteners to workpieces

US5214843A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1991
Grant dateJun 1, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53978
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for setting fasteners in holes in a workpiece, and having an upper register device for engaging a workpiece on one side at a hole, a lower driver device operable to reciprocate to and fro towards and away from the workpiece on another side of the workpiece in registration with the register device and, a feed assembly to supply fasteners to the driver device, and a package of fasteners connected in a strip for such apparatus, and a method of setting such fasteners in a workpiece.

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