Apparatus for dispensing fasteners
USRE29310E · kind E · reissue
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Apparatus for dispensing fastener attachment members of the type having a filament with heads on both ends, the device including a casing, a needle projecting from the casing, the needle having a bore through which the fastener attachment member is adapted to be dispensed, a plunger or ejector adapted to force one head of the attachment member through the needle bore, the plunger advanced by the combination of a gear and sliding rack, the sliding rack in the form of a thin plate and in which the attachment members are fed before the needle and in front of the ejector by an indexing wheel advanced by a feed pawl with a slotted hole which allows it to rock in and out of engagement with the indexing wheel as it is moved back and forth.
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