Method and apparatus for holding styli
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorJames J. Cowden
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a plurality of styli in a high-density configuration during processing comprises a holder having a slot with a closed end disposed adjacent a first surface thereof. The slot has a pair of longitudinal sides parallel to each other and separated by a distance greater than the diameter of a stylus but less than twice the stylus diameter. Attached to the holder at the end of the slot, opposite the closed end, is means for exerting a clamping force against a stylus disposed at one end of a stack of the styli juxtaposed in two rows oriented along the slot. The exerting means is adapted to push the styli toward the closed end of the slot and thereby effectively hold the styli within the slot.
Claims9
An apparatus for holding a plurality of styli in a high-density configuration during processing comprising:
- a holder having a slot with a closed end disposed adjacent a first surface thereof, said slot having a pair of longitudinal sides parallel to each other and separated by a distance greater than the diameter of a stylus but less than twice the stylus diameter, said holder having a stack of said styli juxtaposed in two rows oriented along said slot toward said closed end, and
- means attached to said holder at the end of said slot, opposite the closed end, for exerting a clamping force against the stylus disposed at the end of said stack of styli, said exerting means adapted to push said styli toward the closed end of said slot and thereby effectively hold said styli within said slot.
A method of positioning a plurality of styli in a high-density configuration during processing comprising the steps of:
- stacking said styli in a slot with a closed end disposed adjacent a first surface of a holder, said slot having a pair of longitudinal sides parallel to each other and separated by a distance greater than the diameter of a stylus but less than twice the stylus diameter, said styli being juxtaposed in two rows oriented alond said slot, and
- exerting a clamping force at the end of said slot, opposite the closed end, against the stylus disposed at the end of said stack of styli, in a manner such that said styli are pushed toward the closed end of said slot and thereby effectively held within said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.