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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2003
Applicant:
John J. Vrana, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
John J. Vrana, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FabriSteel Products, Inc., Taylor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P019/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the plunger passage, wherein the end of the plunger passage includes a nut guide element projecting from the end of the plunger including a frustoconical outer surface having a major diameter adjacent the end face of the plunger substantially equal to the crest diameter of the pierce nut bore which accurately locates the pierce nut on a panel and prevents cocking of the pierce nut in the plunger passage.