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US 6,536,648 B2Granted
System for dispensing plastic fasteners
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsSteven E. Flannery, William J. Cooper
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AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsSteven E. Flannery, William J. Cooper
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A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener includes a device for dispensing the plastic fastener and an anvil adapted to support the two or more items to be coupled by the plastic fastener. In one embodiment, the anvil comprises a support block and a plurality of tufts of filaments fixed to the support block. The support block is constructed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and includes a flat top surface. A plurality of holes are formed into the top surface, each hole being circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.098 inches. Each hole formed in the top surface of the support block is adapted to receive a corresponding tuft of filaments. Each filament is constructed of nylon and is circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.018 inches.
A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener, said system comprising:
A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener, said system comprising:
A method of coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.