Apparatus and method for severing and inserting collated t-nuts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10888937
APP PUB NO 20120180286A1
SERIAL NO

13313657

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A continuous strip of T-Nuts formed on a common strip of metal. Each T-Nut of the strip of T-Nuts is integrally connected to the next adjacent T-Nut by carry tabs. The carry tabs can be frangible themselves or contain a frangible portion. Each T-Nut includes a cylindrical bore therein and a threaded interior. A mechanism feeds and severs the endmost T-Nut in endwise fashion. The mechanism to feed and sever the endmost T-Nut includes a cutting blade positioned vertically below the frangible portion of the carry tab. A shearing ram having a guide positioned axially in line with the cylindrical bore in the endmost T-Nut is adapted to move vertically from an upper to a lower position to engage the cutting blade with the frangible portion and sever the endmost T-Nut.

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STAFAST PRODUCTS INC505 LAKE SHORE BLVD PAINESVILLE OH 44077

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dieter, Jonathan Wayne Painesville, US 7 39
Selle, Stephen R Mentor, US 12 89

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