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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
William J. Cooper, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Jeffrey A. Raymond, Leominster, MA (US);
Charles L. Deschenes, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Daniel Gilbertson, Northbridge, MA (US);
William J. Cooper, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Jeffrey A. Raymond, Leominster, MA (US);
Charles L. Deschenes, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Daniel Gilbertson, Northbridge, MA (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A needle () particularly well-suited for use in the dispensing of plastic fasteners () of the type comprising a filament () having a cross-bar (--) at a first end thereof, each of the cross-bar (--) and the filament () including a first flat side, the first flat sides of the cross-bar (--) being coplanar. The needle () includes a stem portion (). The stem portion () terminates in a tip () at its front end and is shaped to define a longitudinal bore () and a longitudinal slot () for receiving the filament () and the cross-bar (--). The longitudinal bore () has a first flat side, and the longitudinal slot () has a first flat side, wherein the flat sides are coplanar.