Patent ID: 6739038
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for fastening to an associated belt end a plurality of side-by-side connectors of the type having opposing shanks interconnected by central eye loops with staples that extend through the opposing shanks and the associated belt end therebetween, comprising:a bending die configured to bend free ends of the staples upon penetration into and through the associated belt end; a press head operably connected with said bending die, and including a die that is shifted generally vertically in the direction of said bending die to drive the free ends of the staples through the opposed shanks of the connectors and the associated belt end positioned therebetween; positioners upstanding from said bending die, and configured to abuttingly engage the connectors to precisely locate the same on said bending die; a centering rod configured to be inserted through the eye loops of the connectors; and an adjusting member connected with said centering rod, and shifting said centering rod in a direction generally parallel with said bending die, such that the connectors are accurately and positively positioned along the associated belt end by capturing the connectors between said positioners and said centering rod.