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

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus comprising:
a first hollow needle comprising a first open end tapering in an outer direction to a tip, a second open end opposite the first open end, and a slot extending along an axis of first hollow needle at least partially between first open end and the second open end;
a first ejector pin aligned with the axis of the first hollow needle; and
a cap comprising a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and an aperture in communication with an interior area of the cap and extending through an outer surface of the second end portion, wherein the first end portion of the cap is configured for mounting to a nose of the apparatus with a portion of the first hollow needle positioned within the interior area of the cap while the tip of the first hollow needle is recessed from the outer surface of the second end portion, and wherein the aperture is sized for insertion of the tip of the first hollow needle through the aperture when the cap is removed from the nose.