Patent ID: 6267286
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A41H,A43D,A44B,B65C,D05B

Abstract:
A tool for dispensing individual fasteners from a fastener clip into a desired article, the fastener clip comprising a pair of generally parallel runner bars and one or more fasteners, each fastener comprising a flexible filament and a pair of transverse bars disposed at opposite ends thereof, each of the pair of transverse bars having an outer side and being connected to a corresponding runner bar by a connector post, the connector posts being severably connected to the outer sides of their respective transverse bars, said tool comprising:a) a body, said body having a front;b) a pair of needles projecting from the front of the body, each of said needles having a front end remote from said body which is adapted for insertion into the article, a longitudinally extending bore in each of said needles, said longitudinally extending bore being appropriately dimensioned to permit on of the transverse bars of the fastener to slide therethrough, an outer side on each of said needles, a longitudinal slot in each of said needles, said longitudinal slot communicating with said longitudinally extending bore to permit the end of the filament adjacent to the transverse bar to extend therethrough, and a knife edge integrally formed on the outer side of each of said needles to cut the connector post as the transverse bar passes by, said pair of needles being oriented relative to one another so that said longitudinal slots face in the same direction; andc) a pair of ejector rods slidable back and forth through said needles for pushing the transverse bars of the fastener through said longitudinally extending bores of said needles and into the desire article.