Patent ID: 6055716
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A47C,B65D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for mounting a plurality of clips to a furniture rail at the same time comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of spaced apart clip-dispensing tools each having a magazine; arranging the clip-dispensing tools side-by-side, whereby, the clip magazines are aligned, respectively, with an outlet end of each machine; positioning each tool adjacent to and generally perpendicular to one outer side surface of the furniture rail with the magazines being generally parallel to each other and each being generally perpendicular to the rail; feeding an elongate strip of sheet metal anchor clips including a series of separate, identical anchor clips, assembled end-to-end in a line and held together in the line by a strip of flexible material fixed to each clip, to the magazine of each clip-dispensing tool in a direction generally perpendicular to the furniture rail; and pounding or striking the clip at the front of each magazine into said outer side surface of the furniture rail at the same time, thereby mounting a plurality of the clips required by the furniture rail to said outer side surface of the rail at approximately the same time to greatly reduce the time it takes to secure a plurality of clips to the furniture rail.