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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. 03, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vance F St Hilaire, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Industries, Inc., Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
226196 ; 221 71 ;
Abstract
An inactive feeder supports a lead tape having evenly spaced sprocket holes and components within a feed channel. Pairs of ball detents spaced at the same pitch forcefully enter corresponding sprocket holes when the lead tape is incremented to precisely locate and hold the lead tape.