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AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Cooper, Jeffrey A. Raymond, Charles L. Deschenes, Daniel Gilbertson
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A needle (51) particularly well-suited for use in the dispensing of plastic fasteners (21) of the type comprising a filament (15) having a cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) at a first end thereof, each of the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) and the filament (15) including a first flat side, the first flat sides of the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) being coplanar. The needle (51) includes a stem portion (53). The stem portion (53) terminates in a tip (57) at its front end and is shaped to define a longitudinal bore (59) and a longitudinal slot (61) for receiving the filament (15) and the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2). The longitudinal bore (59) has a first flat side, and the longitudinal slot (61) has a first flat side, wherein the flat sides are coplanar.
A length of fastener stock, said length of fastener stock comprising a pair of continuous side members and a plurality of flexible cross-links interconnecting said continuous side members, said flexible cross-links being equidistantly-spaced apart at a pitch of about 0.18 inch, wherein said continuous side members are parallel to one another and are connected to one another only by said flexible cross-links, wherein said flexible cross-links are perpendicular to each of said continuous side members, wherein each of said continuous side members has a flat side, wherein each of said flexible cross-links has a flat side and wherein said flat sides of said continuous side members and said flexible cross-links are coplanar.
A length of fastener stock, said length of fastener stock comprising a pair of continuous side members and a plurality of flexible cross-links interconnecting said continuous side members, said flexible cross-links being equidistantly-spaced apart at a pitch of about 0.18 inch, said continuous side members being connected to one another only by said flexible cross-links.
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