System for dispensing plastic fasteners
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorJohn R. Franks
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Abstract
A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects comprises a module for dispensing the plastic fastener and a mounting stand on which the module is mounted. The mounting stand includes a vertical leg, a first horizontal leg, a second horizontal leg and a pair of spaced apart, parallel shafts extending between the first and second horizontal legs. A linear ball bearing is slidably mounted onto each of the shafts. A bearing mount is fixedly mounted onto each of the linear ball bearings. A bracket is fixedly mounted onto the pair of bearing mounts. The module is mounted onto the bracket and is capable of linear displacement. Upper and lower adjustable collars are fixed in place on the pair of shafts to limit the range of the linear displacement of the module.
Claims21
A system for dispensing a plastic fastener from a reel of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects, said system comprising:
- (a) a module for dispensing the plastic fastener from the reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said module comprising a housing, and
- (b) a mounting stand, said mounting stand comprising,
- (i) a vertical leg having a first end and a second end,
- (ii) a horizontal leg having a first end and a second end, said horizontal leg being fixedly coupled to said vertical leg at an approximate right angle, and
- (iii) a first shaft having a longitudinal axis, said shaft being fixedly coupled to said horizontal leg at an approximate right angle, said vertical leg and said shaft being disposed in a spaced apart, substantially parallel configuration,
- (c) wherein the housing for said module is slidably coupled to said shaft, said shaft limiting said module to linear displacement.
A system for dispensing a plastic fastener from a reel of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects, said system comprising:
- (a) a module for dispensing the plastic fastener from the reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said module comprising a housing,
- (b) a mounting stand onto which the housing for said module is coupled, said mounting stand limiting said module to linear displacement, said mounting stand comprising a first shaft, the first shaft having a longitudinal axis, and
- (c) a first linear ball bearing slidably mounted on the first shaft,
- (d) wherein the housing for said module is coupled to said first linear ball bearing, said module being limited to linear displacement at an angle parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first shaft.
A system for dispensing a plastic fastener from a reel of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects, said system comprising:
- (a) a module for dispensing the plastic fastener from the reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said module comprising a housing, and
- (b) a mounting stand onto which the housing for said module is coupled, said mounting stand limiting said module to linear displacement, said mounting stand comprising,
- (i) a vertical leg, said vertical leg having a first end and a second end,
- (ii) a first horizontal leg having a first end and a second end, the second end of said first horizontal leg being affixed to said vertical leg,
- (iii) a second horizontal leg having a first end and a second end, the second end of said second horizontal leg being affixed to said vertical leg, each of said first and second horizontal legs extending generally orthogonally from said vertical leg, said first and second horizontal legs being disposed in a spaced apart, parallel relationship,
- (iv) a first shaft extending generally orthogonally between said first horizontal leg and said second horizontal leg, said first shaft having a longitudinal axis, and
- (iv) a third horizontal leg having a first end and a second end, the second end of said third horizontal leg being affixed to said vertical leg, and
- (c) wherein the housing for said module is slidably coupled to said first shaft, said module being limited to linear displacement at an angle parallel to the longitudinal axis of said first shaft.
A system for dispensing a plastic fastener from the reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said system comprising:
- (a) a module for dispensing the plastic fastener from the reel of fastener from said reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said module comprising a housing,
- (b) a mounting stand onto which said housing for said module is coupled, said mounting stand limiting said module to linear displacement, and
- (c) a counterbalance mounted onto said mounting stand, said counterbalance comprising a tether which includes a free end coupled to said module, said counterbalance supporting said module.
A system for dispensing a plastic fastener from a reel of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects, said system comprising:
- (a) a module for dispensing the plastic fastener from the reel of fastener stock to couple together the two or more objects, said module comprising a housing, and
- (b) a mounting stand onto which the housing for said module is coupled, said mounting stand limiting said module to linear displacement, said mounting stand comprising a reel holder for holding the reel of fastener stock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.