Patent ID: 9211965
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B23P,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing a needle of a hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners comprising the steps of: providing a hand tool having a gun shaped casing having a barrel portion, and a handle portion, said casing having a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion, a hollow needle, said needle having a tip, a stem and a base portion, a needle assembly, a trigger, and an anvil, said anvil having needle guard, a main portion, and a fabric slot, said fabric slot separating said needle guard from said main portion; providing a replacement needle having a protective needle casing, said replacement needle having a tip, a stem, and a base portion, said protective needle casing having a first end, a second end, and a tubular body, said tip of said stem of said replacement needle being inserted into said first end of said protective needle casing; inserting said second end of said protective needle casing into said needle guard of said anvil; depressing said trigger to advance said needle assembly forward until said tip and said stem of said hollow needle is inserted into said second end; removing said protective needle casing from a finger guide portion of said anvil; and releasing said trigger.