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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Wilcox, Port Ewen, NY (US);
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A fastener feed apparatus includes a mounting portion and a feed portion attached movably thereto. The feed portion includes a feed body having first and second ends and an internal track extending therethrough. The internal track is sized and shaped to convey a fastener through the feed body. The feed portion also includes a feeding block attached to the second end of the feed body and including a body and a pair of feed fingers, each of which includes a first end attached to the body and a second end. A track is formed between the feed fingers, is sized and shaped to convey the fastener from its first end to its second end, and is contiguous with the internal track of the feed body. The second end of the track includes a retention point. The feed fingers are sized and shaped to retain the fastener at the retention point.