Fastener attaching tool

A tool for dispensing individual fasteners from a fastener clip into a desired article, the fastener clip comprising a pair of generally parallel runner bars and one or more fasteners, each fastener comprising an elongated flexible filament and a pair of transverse bars, one transverse bar being disposed at each end of said elongated flexible filament, each of the pair of transverse bars being connected to a corresponding runner bar by a connector post, the connector posts being severably connected to outer sides of their respective transverse bars, said tool comprising:

• a) a body having a front end, a top, a rear end and a channel, said rear end having an opening, said channel extending inward from said opening;
• b) a pair of needles projecting from the front end of the body, each of said needles having a front end which is adapted for insertion into the article, a side, a longitudinally extending bore appropriately dimensioned to permit one of the transverse bars of the fastener to slide therethrough, a knife edge and a longitudinal slot, said longitudinal slot communicating with said longitudinally extending bore to permit the end of the filament adjacent to the transverse bar to extend therethrough, said knife edge being on the side of said needle spaced from said front end to cut the connector post as the transverse bar passes by, said pair of needles being oriented relative to one another so that said longitudinal slots face in the same direction;
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• c) an ejector mechanism slidably mounted in said channel and manually movable back and forth in said channel through the opening in the rear end of said body, said ejector mechanism including a pair of ejector rods insertable into said longitudinally extending bores of said needles for pushing the transverse bars of the fastener through said longitudinally extending bores of said needles and into the desired article.

A tool for dispensing individual fasteners from a fastener clip into a desired article, the fastener clip comprising a pair of generally parallel runner bars and one or more fasteners disposed between said generally parallel runner bars and severably connected thereto, each fastener comprising a flexible filament and a pair of transverse bars disposed at opposite ends thereof, said tool comprising:

• a) a body, said body having a front end, a rear end, a top and a bottom, said front end being provided with an opening, said body also having a transverse feed slot;
• b) a needle block, said needle block being removably mounted in said opening in said front end of said body;
• c) a pair of needles mounted in said needle block and projecting out from the front end of the body, each of said needles having a front end remote from said body which is adapted for insertion into the article, a longitudinally extending bore in each of said needles, said longitudinally extending bore being appropriately dimensioned to permit one of the transverse bars of the fastener to slide therethrough, a longitudinal slot in each of said needles, said longitudinal slot communicating with said longitudinally extending bore to permit the end of the filament adjacent to the transverse bar to extend therethrough, wherein the needles are oriented relative to one another so that said longitudinal slots face in the same direction;
• d) said transverse feed slot extending from said top of said body downwardly through said bottom of said body so that said generally parallel runner bars of said clip can be manually inserted down through said transverse feed slot;
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• e) a pair of ejector rods slidable back and forth through said needles for pushing the transverse bars of the fastener through said longitudinally extending bores of said needles and into the desired article.

A tool for dispensing individual fasteners from a fastener clip into a desired article, the fastener clip comprising one or more fasteners, each fastener comprising a flexible filament and a pair of transverse bars disposed at opposite ends thereof, said tool comprising:

• a) a body, said body having a front end, a rear end, a top and a bottom, said body also having a feed slot, said feed slot extending downwardly from said top of said body;
• b) a pair of needles projecting out from the front end of the body, each of said needles having a front end remote from said body which is adapted for insertion into the article, a longitudinally extending bore in each of said needles, said longitudinally extending bore being appropriately dimensioned to permit one of the transverse bars of the fastener to slide therethrough, a longitudinal slot in each of said needles, said longitudinal slot communicating with said longitudinally extending bore to permit the end of the filament adjacent to the transverse bar to extend therethrough, said needles being oriented relative to one another so that said longitudinal slots face in the same direction, wherein said direction is upwardly towards the top of said body;
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• c) a pair of ejector rods slidable back and forth through said needles for pushing the transverse bars of the fastener through said longitudinally extending bores of said needles and into the desired article.