Orienting system for rivets and the like

Details Orienting system for rivets and the like Orienting system for rivets and the like

1995-07-31

1997-08-19

Smith, Scott A.

Elongated-member-driving apparatus

With means to move or guide member into driving position

With means to assure correct orientation of member

227109, 227135, B25B 2304, B65G 4724

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056579209

ABSTRACT:
There are provided improvement in a system for handling components which have a stem and a head at one end thereof (such as rivets) and in particular an orienting device for rivets having a relatively short stem wherein the orienting device comprises a base having at least at a pair of co-axial grooves formed for handling different size components, a first one of the grooves having a generally U-shaped outline with a base and a first pair of arcuate walls extending upwardly therefrom, a second one of the grooves being at least partially defined by a second pair of arcuate walls extending upwardly and outwardly from a terminating point of the first pair of opposed walls, the grooves having at least one step formed therein.

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patent: 1336777 (1920-04-01), Elliott
patent: 2170468 (1939-08-01), Blackman
patent: 3750925 (1973-08-01), Schmidt et al.
patent: 5153982 (1992-10-01), Bertocchi
patent: 5480087 (1996-01-01), Young et al.
patent: 5588576 (1996-12-01), Knetsch

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