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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
May. 18, 2004
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 ...
F16B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nut feed system and method of feeding nuts through a nut feed passage which avoids contact between the feed pawl and the nut bore. The end face of the nut includes a nut feed groove extending perpendicular to the nut bore and the free end of the feed pawl is received in the groove to drive the nuts through a nut feed passage without contacting the bore. The disclosed embodiment of the nut includes a counterbore through the end face and radial channel-shaped feed grooves and the feed pawl includes a cylindrical center portion and radial portions received in the counterbore and feed grooves.