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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1980
Donald M Large, Temple, PA (US);
Western Electric Co., Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Elongated magnetic diodes 12 are removed from a carrier 20 having a periphery along which the diodes 12 are advanced. A magnetic bin 75 has spaced sidewalls 76 and 77 extending to either side of the periphery of carrier 20. There is established between and transverse to the sidewalls a first magnetic field of sufficient strength to remove the diodes 12 from along a first distance at a first location on carrier 20. There is provided a movable retention mechanism 70 for optionally magnetically retaining the diodes 12 on carrier 20 as such diodes 12 are advanced along and beyond the first location and over a second distance to a second location. Mechanism 70 has a magnetic member 93 fixedly disposed along the second distance and a movable magnetic member 95 of sufficient length to retain the diodes 12 along the first distance. Member 95 is pivotally mounted to member 93 and member 95 is disposed in a normally inactive position within carrier 20. To interrupt removal by bin 75, member 95 is moved to an active position such that a composite magnetic structure 90 is formed, extending for the first and second distances over which the diodes 12 are then retained on carrier 20.