Magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun
AssigneeAcument Intellectual Properties, LLC
InventorsWim Bouman, Ed Hovestadt
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Abstract
A magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun, wherein a magnet is provided in a frame that is engageable with a powered handle. The magnet attracts a rivet and aligns the rivet relative to a punch and die of the rivet gun. The magnet is disposed in an internal chamber in a front bushing. The front bushing is threadably engaged with a back bushing, and both are disposed in a chamber which is provided in a C-frame. A compression spring is also disposed in the C-frame, thereby providing that the rivet gun is spring return.
Claims20
A magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun having a punch and a die, said system comprising:
- a frame configured for engagement with a handle;
- a magnet disposed in the frame and configured to attract a rivet and align the rivet relative to the punch and the die of the rivet gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.