Patent ID: 11919672
Assignee: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 4:
5. A method of fastening an element to a support structure with the apparatus of claim 1 comprising:
inserting an anchor attached to a first end of a filament into a hollow interior area of the first hollow needle with the filament extending through the slot of the first hollow needle;
piercing a first surface of the support structure with the tip of the first hollow needle such that the tip of the first hollow needle passes through a second surface of the support structure with a portion of the first hollow needle extending through a thickness of the support structure; and
passing the anchor through the first open end of the first hollow needle with the first ejector pin, wherein a portion of the filament is pivoted relative to the anchor and positioned within the stepped recess.