Patent ID: 6752307
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B65C,G09F

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing plastic fasteners, each plastic fastener comprising a cross-bar end, said apparatus comprising:(a) a casing; (b) a needle assembly disposed at least partially within said casing, said needle assembly comprising, (i) a needle carrier slidably disposed at least partially within said casing, said needle carrier being shaped to include a needle receiving bore and a needle lock receiving bore, (ii) a needle removably disposed into the needle receiving bore in said needle carrier, and (iii) a needle lock for selectively locking said needle within the needle receiving bore, said needle lock being snap-mounted into the needle lock receiving bore in said needle carrier, said needle lock being adapted to engage said needle carrier upon the application of a withdrawal force on said needle lock from said needle carrier; and (c) a mechanism for pushing the cross-bar end of a plastic fastener through said needle.