Carrier tape for fasteners
US6116835A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A carrier tape for fasteners includes a substantially planar web, a plurality of substantially equally spaced holes formed in the web to receive the stems of the fasteners, and a plurality of spaced, discrete formations integrally joined to the web. Each of the formations is designed to releasably engage the head of a fastener with the stem of the fastener received in a respective hole. The formations are upstanding from a top surface of the web and have an inwardly directed engagement portion spaced from the web which, in use, engages the heads of the fasteners so that the heads are received between the engagement portion and the web. The formations are deformable to allow a fastener driving means to pass downwardly to permit the fasteners to be driven through the web and thereby released from the tape.
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