Dispensing of attachment members
First Claim
1. Apparatus for dispensing attachment members, each being formed by a filament with a head at one end and a cross bar at the other end and being moved into position for being dispensed, comprisingmeans having forward and return strokes for ejecting an attachment member from the apparatus during a forward stroke, and antijam means for preventing the premature operation of the ejecting means.
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Dispensing of attachment members, each formed by a filament with a head at one end and a cross bar at the other end, using an ejector with forward and return strokes. Each attachment member is dispensed during the forward stroke of the ejector and an antijam mechanism is operated for assuring completion of the return stroke of the ejector and prevention of premature operation.
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1. Apparatus for dispensing attachment members, each being formed by a filament with a head at one end and a cross bar at the other end and being moved into position for being dispensed, comprising
means having forward and return strokes for ejecting an attachment member from the apparatus during a forward stroke, and antijam means for preventing the premature operation of the ejecting means.
- 6. Apparatus for dispensing fasteners, each having a flexible filament terminating in an end bar, comprising a casing, a dispensing needle mounted on said casing and having a longitudinal bore for slidably accommodating said end bar and a slot communicating with said bore for said filament, means for advancing a fastener from a first position remote from said needle to a second position adjacent the rear end thereof with the end bar disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the bore, means for aligning the end bar with the bore, means for dispensing the end bar through the bore, and means for controlling the stroke of the dispensing means to prevent premature operation thereof.
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