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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1996
Samuel J Mann, Englewood, NJ (US);
Inverness Corporation, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Abstract
An ear piercing gun including a housing, a push rod and a stud cartridge receiving chamber for receiving a stud cartridge therein. The stud cartridge can rotate in a clockwise and/or counterclockwise direction so that a stud releasably secured within the stud cartridge can be coaxially aligned with the push rod to accurately pierce an ear. The gun may also include a clutch positioner adapted to receive a clutch cartridge. The clutch cartridge can rotate in a clockwise and/or counterclockwise direction so that a clutch releasably secured in the clutch cartridge can be coaxially aligned with the push rod. The stud, the clutch and the push rod may be simultaneously coaxially aligned with each other to accurately pierce an ear.