Patent ID: 6470572
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A shaped spring magazine arrangement for making a shaped spring assembly, the shaped spring magazine arrangement comprising:a base member having a first section adapted to hold a row of shaped springs, and a second section adapted to hold a shaped spring cavity, such that a first shaped spring in the row of shaped springs is located at a first end of the first section adjacent to said second section, and a last shaped spring of the row of shaped springs is located at a second end of the first section opposite to said first end; a plurality of spacer members provided on said first section of said base member so as to be positioned between the shaped springs in the row of shaped springs; and a pusher member adapted to be inserted into the second end of said first section so as to push against the last shaped spring of the row of shaped springs and cause the first shaped spring of the row of shaped springs to be inserted into a shaped spring cavity located at said second section.