Patent ID: 6212980
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
An apparatus for sequentially aligning a number of screws with a screwdriver and guiding said number of screws during advancement by said screwdriver, comprising:a body which includes (i) a channel adapted to receive a screw strip having said number of screws supported thereon, (ii) a feed passage adapted to sequentially receive said number of screws from said channel, and (ii) a guide track having a planar segment and an inclined ramp segment; anda movable pawl which travels on said guide track through said planar segment and said inclined ramp segment, wherein (i) said movable pawl contacts at least one of said number of screws when both said movable pawl is located on said planar segment of said guide track and said screw strip having said number of screws supported thereon is located in said channel, and (ii) said movable pawl is spaced apart from all of said number of screws when both said movable pawl is located on said inclined ramp segment of said guide track and said screw strip having said number of screws supported thereon is located in said channel.