Patent ID: 6430800
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B27F,B27M,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for delivering bulk nails to a nailing station of a pallet making machine comprising:a bulk nail retaining bin positioned above said nailing station and having an arcuate ledge extending around an inside portion thereof and a receiving slot for receiving nails extending from said bin, said slot in communication with said bin; a vibrating unit that vibrates said bin to cause nails to align on said ledge and to engage said receiving slot and become organized into a single row of vertically oriented nails within said slot; wherein said receiving slot has an end portion opposite said retaining bin, and further comprising a first stop unit associated with said end portion that separates a leading nail from the remaining nails in said single row, and a second stop unit that separates a next leading nail from the leading nail and the remaining nails in said single row.