Fastener staging and placement system and method of using the same
AssigneeInvoke 3D, LLC
InventorDewayne Eugene Blake
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Abstract
A fastener staging and placement system comprising a staging member capable of temporarily attaching to structures and storing a plurality of ring type fasteners, and a placement member with a means for gripping and removing one or more fasteners to and from the staging member. The staging member comprises a removable and substantially vertically oriented dowel, configured to present a series of ordered sets of fasteners to the placement member, and an attachment means that may be removably attached to various structures. The placement member comprises two or more gripping arms that are configured to flex and exert pressure on at least one fastener thereby securing an ordered set of fasteners.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a staging member, comprising:
- a dowel sized and shaped to receive a plurality of fasteners, and an attachment portion configured to engage an external product;
- and a placement member comprising a) a planar distal end having an aperture defined therethrough, the aperture sized and shaped to receive a socket therethrough, the socket having a drive aperture defined within an end of the socket, and b) a fastener gripping portion configured to secure at least one of the plurality of fasteners within a central channel defined within the placement member, wherein the fastener gripping portion comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround at least part of the staging member;
- wherein the aperture is sized and shaped to receive a socket therethrough, the socket having a drive aperture defined within an end of the socket.
A placement member, comprising a) a planar distal end having an aperture defined therethrough, the aperture sized and shaped to receive a socket therethrough, the socket having a drive aperture defined within an end of the socket, and b) a fastener gripping portion configured to secure at least one of a plurality of fasteners within a central channel defined within the placement member, wherein the fastener gripping portion comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround at least part of a staging member having the plurality of fasteners positioned thereon.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a plurality of fasteners upon a dowel of a staging member, the staging member further comprising an attachment portion configured to engage an external product;
- and positioning a placement member having a fastener gripping portion upon the staging member to secure at least one of the plurality of fasteners within a central channel defined within the placement member, wherein the fastener gripping portion comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround at least part of the staging member having the plurality of fasteners positioned thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.