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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1976
Filed:
May. 05, 1975
Dale H Goodsmith, Livonia, MI (US);
Harold A Ladouceur, Livonia, MI (US);
Multifastener Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fastener installation head having a first passage receiving fasteners, a second transverse passage having a reciprocating plunger, a feed means feeding fasteners from the first passage to the second passage, beneath the plunger, during each downward stroke of the plunger and a stop means preventing a fastener from being fed into the second plunger passage except during the downward stroke of the plunger. The stop means comprising a stop lever pivotally connected to the housing within the plunger passage and the plunger having camming surfaces rotating the stop lever into and out of blocking engagement with the first fastener receiving passage. In the disclosed embodiment, a nut entering the plunger passage will cam the stop out of blocking relation upon actuation of the plunger.