Patent ID: 7367484
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B21J,B23P,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automatic screw fastener loader comprising: a support member including an upstanding wall; a feed tube having a generally vertical end, the feed tube end being mounted to the support member; a movable frame pivotally mounted on the support member wall and operative to be indexed between a receiving position and a loading position, the frame including a receiver positioned vertically in the receiving position and aligned for receiving a fastener from the end of the feed tube; a holster mounted to the support member and operative to receive a fastener driver to load a screw fastener onto a bit of the fastener driver when the frame is in the loading position; and an actuator mounted to the support member wall and operatively connected to the pivotally mounted frame for actuating the frame to angularly index the receiver in the frame between the receiving position and the loading position, said positions lying in a common plane.