Mechanism for feeding a string loop into a clip attachment apparatus
US5755022A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53783
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clip attachment mechanism includes therewith a two-stage mechanism for feeding a cord loop sequentially and singly into the pathway of a u-shaped metal clip moving down a channel in the clipper for attachment about casing material. The two-stage operation includes a mechanism for removing loops, one at a time, from a tape having a plurality of loops mounted thereon. The loop removed from the tape is positioned through a series of shutters. It is then transported by a second transport mechanism along a defined pathway and the tie end of the loop is inserted into a window to the clip channel of the clipper.
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