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

Claim 11:
12. A method of fastening an element to a support structure with the apparatus of claim 6 comprising:
inserting a first 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;
inserting a second anchor attached to a second end of the filament into a hollow interior area of the second hollow needle with the filament extending through the slot of the second hollow needle;
piercing a first surface of the support structure with the tip of the first hollow needle and the tip of the second hollow needle such that the tip of the first hollow needle and the tip of the second hollow needle each pass through a second surface of the support structure with a portion of the first hollow needle and a portion of the second hollow needle extending through a thickness of the support structure;
passing the first anchor through the first open end of the first hollow needle with the first ejector pin, wherein a first portion of the filament is pivoted relative to the first anchor and position within the stepped recess of the outer peripheral surface of the first ejector pin; and
passing the second anchor through the first open end of the second hollow needle with the second ejector pin, wherein a second portion of the filament is pivoted relative to the second anchor and position within the stepped recess of the outer peripheral surface of the second ejector pin.