Patent ID: 6491200
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B65C

Abstract:
A needle for use in a plastic fastener dispensing tool, said needle comprising:(a) a stem, said stem being elongated and having a front portion and a rear portion, said front portion being shaped to include a slotted longitudinal bore terminating in a tip at its front end, said rear portion having a knife implement in the form of a notch at its rear end, said notch having an internal angle of approximately 110 degrees and being asymmetric about the longitudinal axis of said slotted longitudinal bore, said notch extending only partially across the rear end of said rear portion of said stem; and (b) a base, said base being mounted onto said rear portion of said stem, said base being shaped to include a slotted longitudinal bore aligned with said slotted longitudinal bore of said stem.