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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thierry Birkel, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, FR;
Assignee:
ITW Litec France, Tournus, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting a fastener ( ) into a flexible plate or strip ( ) which shall act as a packing structure and which has a channel fitted with two lips ( ) partly closing the channel, the fastener ( ) to be inserted between the lips. The method includes slightly bending the plate or strip ( ) transversely to the direction of its channel in a way to spread apart its lips ( ), furthermore to insert the fastener ( ) and to substantially reflatten the plate or strip ( ) in order that the lips ( ) shall resume their initial positions.