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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:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Warren T. Walker, Keizer, OR (US);
Assignee:
Commercial Vehicle Systems, Inc., Canby, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/714 ;
Abstract
A ferromagnetic spring transfer apparatus employs a movable magnet residing outside of an enclosed pathway, magnetically aligns and holds the ferromagnetic spring while pneumatic cylinders move the spring within the enclosed pathway to a position where another pneumatic cylinder ejects the spring from the enclosed pathway into an assembly location.