PUSH/PULL CLIP FEED CONFIGURATION FOR SELECTIVELY DELIVERING OR WITHDRAWING A CLIP TO ALLOW OUTPUT OF ONE CLIP ALONE OR TWO CLIPS CONCURRENTLY AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS
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Jun 16, 2008
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May 14, 2003
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Apparatus and computer program products that direct the apparatus to supply a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone. The apparatus and computer program products are configured to force a plurality of clips to travel in a first predetermined clip travel path having a forward direction toward a first punch path in a closure zone at a first point in time; selectively retract the plurality of clips so that the clips travel in a reverse direction along the first predetermined clip travel path; and then (c) force the plurality of clips to again travel in the forward direction along the first predetermined clip travel path at a second point in time.
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