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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Jere F. Irwin, Yakima, WA (US);
Inventor:
Jere F. Irwin, Yakima, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 51/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clip-separating machine is provided with a guide frame, a clipper, and a displacement structure. The guide frame is configured to support a strip of clips. The clipper has a pair of opposed cutting edges. One of the edges is supported for movement toward and away from another of the edges. The displacement structure is configured to move the one cutting edge toward the other cutting edge so as to cause co-action of the cutting edges to sever a terminal clip from a strip of clips. A method is also provided.