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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
George W Graham, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Richard P McCally, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
291606 ; 29718 ; 29235 ; 221233 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for securing a tubular member onto a post extending from the body of a jewelry piece supported at a work station wherein the member is positioned with its axis parallel to a preselected axis at the work station and, in response to the positioning of the member, the post is releasably engaged to align it with the first axis and wherein force is applied between the positioned member and the aligned post, thereby bringing the member into surrounding relationship with the post and causing the post to be released.