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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Kenneth C. Crouch, North Andover, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth C. Crouch, North Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Speedline Technologies, Inc., Franklin, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B015/04 ; B05C005/00 ; B43K029/00 ; B67D005/22 ; B65B001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A needle foot assembly for a dispensing system includes a needle nut, a rotatable bearing, a friction brake, and an end piece holding the needle foot. The needle foot assembly attaches the needle to a dispensing head of the dispensing system. Rotation of the bearing alters the orientation of the needle foot and needle. The needle foot is removeably attached to the end piece and can be adjusted with respect to height.