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Bead dispensing system

  • US 20040086426A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2003
  • Published: 05/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for picking up a plurality of submillimeter beads from a bead supply and transferring them to a desired location, comprising:

  • a plurality of projections depending from a support at spaced-apart locations defining an array;

    a cavity formed at a lower end region of each of said projections, each of said cavities defined by (i) a lower opening, (ii) an upper ceiling region, and (iii) a sidewall extending between said lower opening and upper ceiling region; and

    an attraction source, operable at said projection end regions, effective to draw beads from said supply into said cavities and to releasably retain them therein.

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