Elongated-member-driving apparatus – With means to support member and/or work relative to driver – Bias-type member holder
Patent
1986-02-24
1987-11-17
Bell, Paul A.
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
With means to support member and/or work relative to driver
Bias-type member holder
29739, 29747, 227116, B25C 102, B23P 1900
Patent
active
047068680
ABSTRACT:
A system to facilitate installation of push-in type fasteners including apparatus to feed fasteners to an escapement unit and a manually actuable hand tool to take the fasteners from the escapement unit and insert them in a workpiece. The apparatus includes a vibratory bowl feeder for providing a continuous supply of fasteners to a track member extending between the vibratory bowl feeder and the escapement unit. The escapement unit aligns a first fastener for receipt in the fastener inserting tool, positions a second fastener for subsequent alignment, and limits advancement of the second fastener until the first fastener has been removed from the escapement unit. The fastener inserting tool comprises an outer housing or handle that carries a press rod and an outwardly biased insert body. The insert body has fastener grasping jaws at one end. The jaws are normally disposed in a position to grasp a fastener, but pivot outwardly to a non-grasping position when the insert body moves inwardly relative to the housing. Once a fastener is grasped by the inserting tool, inward movement of the insert body relative to the press rod causes the jaws to release the fastener and the press rod to push the fastener out of the tool into a fastener receiving opening in a workpiece.
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Allen Philip M.
Geddes Richard
Hammerle Frederick A.
Malone Gary R.
Bell Paul A.
TRW Inc.
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