Patent ID: 7055221
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: D01G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing of a flat end head from and placing onto a corresponding flat rod of a card, said apparatus comprising: at least one stop block positionable against said corresponding flat rod, said at least one stop block holding said corresponding flat rod in position on said card during at least one of the steps of a disconnection of said flat end head from said corresponding flat rod or a mounting of said flat end head to said corresponding flat rod; a holder engagable with said flat end head, said holder securing said flat end head during at least one of said disconnection or said mounting of said flat end head from said corresponding flat rod; and a piston unit connectable to said holder, said piston unit generating a force required to create at least one of said disconnection or said mounting of said flat end head from said corresponding flat rod.