Patent ID: 8973247
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B21J,B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fastening, the method comprising: (a) pneumatically feeding rivets from remotely located supply containers to a reservoir; (b) moving the reservoir with a C-bow, the C-bow being coupled to a rivet-setting ram and a die; (c) supplying a first type of the rivets to a first chamber within the reservoir via a feed inlet; (d) supplying at least a second type of the rivets to at least a second chamber within the reservoir via the feed inlet; (e) moving the chambers within the reservoir; (f) interrupting movement of the rivets and temporarily storing the rivets when in their associated chambers in the reservoir; (g) feeding the first type of the rivets from the first chamber to a location adjacent the rivet-setting ram via a single outlet tube always being aligned with the feed inlet; and (h) feeding the second type of the rivets from the second chamber to the location adjacent the rivet-setting ram.