Abstract: This appliance comprises, in a tubular body (20), a magazine slide (22) secured to a needle (50) and the magazine slide (22) containing fasteners (A), an element for distributing the fasteners one by one, and an ejection plunger (42) able to push the anchoring bar (2) of the awaiting first fastener (A) into the needle. According to the invention, the magazine slide (22) comprises below the needle (50) a transverse finger (59) able, as the fastener is distributed by movement of its anchoring bar (2) by the plunger (42), to have the downstream end (3a) of this catching bar bear against it to force it to pivot by raising its upstream end (3b), beside the needle (50), a downwardly projecting rib (51) able to guide the pivoting of the upstream end (3b) of the catching bar (3) so that the latter does not butt against the needle, and, on the transverse finger (59), a sloping face (59a) driving the downstream end (3a) of the catching bar (3) transversely away from this finger.

Abstract: An apparatus (11) for dispensing individual plastic fasteners from fastener stock (13), includes a housing (27) and a hollow slotted needle (173) mounted onto said housing (27). An indexing wheel (95) is rotatably disposed within the housing (27) and advances a fastener to the rear end of the needle (173). A rocker (177) is slidably disposed within the housing and serves to move the cross-bar of the fastener in parallel with the needle bore. A plunger (179) is disposed within the housing (27) and is capable of being slidably displaced by a trigger assembly. An ejector rod (181) is fixedly mounted onto the plunger (179) and serves to push the cross-bar of the fastener out of the front of the needle (173). An indexing slide (137) separate from the rocker (177) is slidably disposed within the housing (27) and serves to rotatably advance the indexing wheel (95) after the ejector rod (181) pushes the cross-bar of the fastener out the front end of the needle (173).

Abstract: A needle assembly for a tagger gun includes a needle carrier slidably disposed within the tagger gun casing, a needle removably mounted into a needle bore in the needle carrier, and a needle lock snap-mounted into a needle lock bore in the needle carrier. The needle lock includes a locking post having a first end and a second end, and an enlarged head formed onto the second end. The locking post is shaped to include a longitudinally-extending slot which bifurcates the first end into a pair of parallel fingers. A ratchet-shaped tooth is formed onto each finger, each tooth including a tapered surface for guiding the needle lock into needle lock bore and an engagement surface for retaining the needle lock mounted in the needle carrier. In use, the needle lock can be rotated about its longitudinal axis to selectively lock the needle in place within the needle bore.

Abstract: A lock member attachment device with a needle guard installation structure includes a needle guard having a pair of fork-like attachment pieces at a basal portion thereof, and a boxlike needle receiving portion at least at an upper surface thereof. The needle receiving portion is at a front portion of an attachment piece. The pair of attachment pieces are pivotally supported on an area near a front end of a main body casing, and at least one of the attachment pieces is acted on by a slider-type stopper, thereby retaining a predetermined position. The needle receiving portion has a cut groove formed in a bottom portion thereof, the cut groove being for restraining a discharged runner portion of a tag suspending member assembly when the needle guard is collapsed in use, so that a finger holding a grip of the main body will not contact the runner portion.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for repairing nail pops in a wallboard is disclosed. The apparatus can be placed In a first state in which it acts as a cutting tool and can be used to cut a bore hole into a wallboard to separate a popped nail from the wallboard. The apparatus can also be placed in a second state in which it acts as a driving or impact tool and can be used to drive the popped nail which has been separated from the wallboard, into a framing support. The apparatus may be comprised of first and connecting members and a cutting member. The driving member may have an elongated core and may be connected by the connecting member to the cutting member. The driving member may be able to slide with respect to the connecting member to allow the apparatus to change from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to couple together two or more objects includes a frame, a needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle, and a needle guard assembly mounted onto the frame. The needle guard assembly includes a guide plate having a front surface and a bracket assembly affixed to the guide plate. The bracket assembly is slidably mounted onto the frame to enable the guide plate to be slidably disposed between a protected position in which the tip of the needle is positioned behind the front surface of the guide plate and a fully retracted position in which the tip of the needle is positioned in front of the front surface of the guide plate.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a loop-pin attaching device 20 which has a configuration that can easily deal with any troubles which would be occurred in the device 20 such as a malfunction or damage on the device 20 as well as that can flexibly use for any kinds of good to attach a tag thereto, can be provided and in order to attain the above-mentioned object, a loop-pin attaching device 20 of the present invention is provided with a grip lever 22, a first feeding pin 34 and a second feeding pin 42, and wherein the loop-pin attaching device 20 being further provided with a first hollow guide member 43 having a curved configuration and a second hollow guide member 21 having a front end portion 35 directing to a tip end portion 44 of the first hollow guide member 43, both of the first and second hollow guide member 43, 21 being provided on a front end surface of the device, and further wherein the first hollow guide member 43 or the second hollow guide member being attached to the front end surface of the

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a reel holder for supporting the reel of fastener stock and an anvil for supporting the product and display card. The module includes a hollowed needle, a retractable needle guard assembly disposed over the needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle. The retractable needle guard assembly is capable of being disposed between a protective position and a retracted position and includes a fixedly mounted needle guard and a movable needle guard which is slidably mounted on the fixedly mounted needle guard.

Abstract: The tag attaching tool is actuated in two stages. During the first actuation stage, the trigger of the tool is partially depressed such that the lead fastener is severed from the clip of fasteners. During the second actuation stage, the trigger of the tool is depressed completely, causing the severed fastener to be ejected from the hollow needle of the attaching tool.

Abstract: A needle (51) particularly well-suited for use in the dispensing of plastic fasteners (21) of the type comprising a filament (15) having a cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) at a first end thereof, each of the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) and the filament (15) including a first flat side, the first flat sides of the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2) being coplanar. The needle (51) includes a stem portion (53). The stem portion (53) terminates in a tip (57) at its front end and is shaped to define a longitudinal bore (59) and a longitudinal slot (61) for receiving the filament (15) and the cross-bar (23-1, 23-2). The longitudinal bore (59) has a first flat side, and the longitudinal slot (61) has a first flat side, wherein the flat sides are coplanar.

Abstract: A connection filament inserting apparatus of the present invention is for inserting a T-shape portion of a connection filament through an article safety and speedy, and comprises a hollow body formed by plastic working, said hollow body having a conical formed front end and an opening formed at a front end, where a length of the opening is longer than a prior art. It can be prevent that the accidents happen, such as a T-shape portion of a connection filament is pushed in or caught in a cavity of a front end of a conical portion.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a plastic staple from fastener stock includes a housing, an ejection mechanism for dispensing the staple, a severing mechanism for separating the staple from the fastener stock and an indexing mechanism for advancing the fastener stock into the housing. The ejection mechanism includes a pair of needles, a pair of movable slides, a pair of ejector rods and an actuator pin extending perpendicularly between the slides. The severing mechanism includes a pivotally mounted cam having a non-linear slot which receives the actuator pin and a knife blade coupled to the cam. The indexing mechanism includes a feed slide and a rotatable feed dog for displacing the feed slide. The feed slide includes a pair of inwardly compressible spring arms which sequentially engage the fastener stock. During the ejection process, the actuator pin travels horizontally within the housing and selectively pivots the cam and the feed dog.

Abstract: A device for safely tagging and releasing large fish includes a long pole to which is attached at its distal end a holder body for retaining therewithin an axially extending cutting blade and, at its tip portion, a tag applicator.

Abstract: To provide a safe fastening element attaching device as well as to improve the operability thereof. The present invention provides a fastening element attaching device for sequentially pushing out the lowest fastening element from an interior of a fastening element group, in which a plurality of fastening elements are formed integrally by a connection bar, comprises a switching mechanism for selectively discharging the foregoing connection bar, which remains after respective fastening elements are pushed out from the foregoing connection bar, from a plurality of places of the main portion of the device. Therefore, the safety of the fastening element attaching device is increased as well as the operability thereof is improved.

Abstract: A tool for dispensing fasteners from a fastener clip having a runner bar comprises a housing shaped to include a handle portion, a barrel portion and a guide channel for receiving the used portion of the runner bar. A trigger assembly is pivotally mounted in the handle portion. The tool also includes a needle slide slidably mounted in the barrel portion, a needle coupled to the needle slide, and a needle slide link coupling the needle slide to the trigger assembly. An ejector slide is slidably mounted within the needle slide and adapted to receive an ejector rod which is insertable back and forth through the hollow needle. The needle slide and the ejector slide are independently coupled to the trigger assembly. An anvil extends out in front of the barrel portion and is adapted to receive a removable brush, the needle being aligned to selectively project into the brush.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a tag attaching device which can enable one of the operator's hands other than his hand which is used for operating the tag attaching device to be used, to be free for separate necessary operation, when a predetermined tag should be attached to a predetermined good utilizing the tag attaching device 20 and thus it is disclosed that a tag attaching device 20 for attaching a tag attaching pin 1 comprising a filament section 4, an inserting head section 2 provided at one end of the filament section 4, and a socket section 15 or holding section 3 provided at the another end of the filament section 4, onto a predetermined good 100 with a tag 5 engaged on the filament section 4, by inserting the inserting head section 2 of the pin 1 into a hollow needle 21 provided on the tag attaching device 20 and penetrated through the good 100 and by pushing the inserting head 2 out of the hollow needle 21 utilizing a predetermined pin pushing means so as to have the inserting section 2 attac

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a reel holder for supporting the reel of fastener stock and an anvil for supporting the product and display card. The module includes a hollowed needle, a retractable needle guard assembly disposed over the needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle. The retractable needle guard assembly is capable of being disposed between a protective position and a retracted position and includes a fixedly mounted needle guard and a movable needle guard which is slidably mounted on the fixedly mounted needle guard.

Abstract: A lock member attachment device comprising a main body containing a continuous assembly of lock members each having a filament, the filament being provided on each end thereof with a coming-off preventive portion, the main body including means for pushing the assembly forward and a pair of guide needles disposed at a front portion of the main body, the coming-off preventive portions of the lock member located at a foremost end of the assembly being inserted into the pair of guide needles; an upper lid pivotally supported at a rear end thereof above the main body, the upper lid including a piston member adapted to push out the lock member, which is inserted into the pair of guide needles, forward through return means; and a receiving base pivotally supported at a rear end thereof under the main body and adapted to support an object; the upper lid being provided at a part thereof with a roll or link member for allowing the upper lid and the main body to move in unison at an early stage of movement butreleasing

Abstract: A loop pin connecting device includes a grip lever rotatably pivoted to the grip section of the device proper, a driving arm rotated by the grip lever, the first pin holder section linearly traveling on the first guide rail by the driving arm, the first feeding pin mounted to the first pin holder section, the second pin holder section linearly traveling on the second guide rail by the driving arm, the second feeding pin including a flexible member whose base end is fixed to the second pin holder section, and the guide member for guiding the head end section of the second feeding pin and the guide member bends and its head end lowers to the first feeding pin position arranged with the height and horizontal position varied, entangling of the filament section is prevented and occurrence of jams in operation is prevented.

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 and the filament 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. The longitudinal bore is shaped to receive the cross-bar, and the longitudinal slot is shaped to permit the filament to extend therethrough while the cross-bar is disposed within the longitudinal bore. The longitudinal bore has a first flat side, and the longitudinal slot has a first flat side, the first flat sides of the longitudinal bore and the longitudinal slot being coplanar.

Abstract: A lock member attachment device comprising a main body containing a continuous assembly of lock members each having a filament, the filament being provided on each end thereof with a coming-off preventive portion, the main body including elements for pushing the assembly forward and a pair of guide needles disposed at a front portion of the main body, the coming-off preventive portions of the lock member located at a foremost end of the assembly being inserted into the pair of guide needles; an upper lid pivotally supported at a rear end thereof above the main body, the upper lid including a piston member adapted to push out the lock member, which is inserted into the pair of guide needles, forward through a return; and a receiving base pivotally supported at a rear end thereof under the main body and adapted to support an object; the upper lid being provided at a part thereof with a roll or link member for allowing the upper lid and the main body to move in unison at an early stage of movement but releasing

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a reel holder for supporting the reel of fastener stock and an anvil for supporting the product and display card. The module includes a hollowed needle, a retractable needle guard assembly disposed over the needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle. The retractable needle guard assembly is capable of being disposed between a protective position and a retracted position and includes a fixedly mounted needle guard and a movable needle guard which is slidably mounted on the fixedly mounted needle guard.

Abstract: A connection filament inserting apparatus of the present invention is for inserting a T-shape portion of a connection filament through an article safety and speedy, and comprises a hollow body formed by plastic working, said hollow body having a conical formed front end and an opening formed at a front end, where a length of the opening is longer than a prior art. It can be prevent that the accidents happen, such as a T-shape portion of a connection filament is pushed in or caught in a cavity of a front end of a conical portion.

Abstract: A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener includes a device for dispensing the plastic fastener and an anvil adapted to support the two or more items to be coupled by the plastic fastener. In one embodiment, the anvil comprises a support block and a plurality of tufts of filaments fixed to the support block. The support block is constructed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and includes a flat top surface. A plurality of holes are formed into the top surface, each hole being circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.098 inches. Each hole formed in the top surface of the support block is adapted to receive a corresponding tuft of filaments. Each filament is constructed of nylon and is circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.018 inches.

Abstract: A method and device for simple and sure connection of a filament-shaped connecting body, comprising forwardly feeding a collecting body of a multiplicity of filament-shaped connecting bodies L comprising a filament part f, a head h and a joining part k into a join groove 6b and a head groove 6a, which are provided on a side of a body 2, from rearwardly of the body 2, receiving the head h into a head support part 4d of a head conveying arm 4, causing the head h to approach a tip end of a hollow needle 5 along a predetermined path from a position spaced from the hollow needle 5, simultaneously causing a rod 10 of a piston 9 to force the joining part k into the hollow needle 5 to fit the same into a latch hole b of the head h to connect the filament part f in a ring-shaped configuration.

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to couple together two or more objects includes a frame, a needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle, and a needle guard assembly mounted onto the frame. The needle guard assembly includes a guide plate having a front surface and a bracket assembly affixed to the guide plate. The bracket assembly is slidably mounted onto the frame to enable the guide plate to be slidably disposed between a protected position in which the tip of the needle is positioned behind the front surface of the guide plate and a fully retracted position in which the tip of the needle is positioned in front of the front surface of the guide plate.

Abstract: Needle for use in a plastic fastener dispensing tool. In one embodiment, the needle is a two-piece structure including a stem and a base. The stem, which is made from stamped and rolled metal, has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is generally cylindrical in shape and has a longitudinal bore adapted to receive a cross-bar, a longitudinal slot adapted to permit a filament to pass therethrough while a cross-bar is seated in the bore, and a tip adapted for insertion into an article. The rear portion of the stem is provided with an asymmetric V-shaped cutting notch along its rear edge for use in severing the severable connector between a fastener and its runner bar. The notch has an internal angle of approximately 110° and a width of approximately 0.050-0.055 inch. The vertex of the notch is positioned at the centerline of the bore. The base, which is made of molded plastic, is mounted onto the rear portion of the stem.

Abstract: A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a reel holder for supporting the reel of fastener stock and an anvil for supporting the product and display card. The module includes a hollowed needle, a retractable needle guard assembly disposed over the needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener stock, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the fastener through the needle. The retractable needle guard assembly is capable of being disposed between a protective position and a retracted position and includes a fixedly mounted needle guard and a movable needle guard which is slidably mounted on the fixedly mounted needle guard.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for injecting material into a substrate. The apparatus 10 comprises a needle assembly having a needle 14, a movable central portion 26 and a substantially stationary top portion 26. The material to be injected 17 is threaded through apparatus 10 into needle 14, and is cut to the desired length by cutter 18. When needle 14 penetrates a substrate, an additional portion of material 17 is fed into the apparatus 10, and when needle 14 is removed from substrate 12, the additional material pushes into needle 14, forcing cut portion 16 to remain in the substrate. In the method of using the apparatus, additional steps for orienting the angle of the apparatus, and steps of controlling the concentration of the injected material in the substrate may be included.

Abstract: A system for coupling two or more items with a plastic fastener includes a device for dispensing the plastic fastener and an anvil adapted to support the two or more items to be coupled by the plastic fastener. In one embodiment, the anvil comprises a support block and a plurality of tufts of filaments fixed to the support block. The support block is constructed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and includes a flat top surface. A plurality of holes are formed into the top surface, each hole being circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.098 inches. Each hole formed in the top surface of the support block is adapted to receive a corresponding tuft of filaments. Each filament is constructed of nylon and is circular in lateral cross-section with a diameter of approximately 0.018 inches.

Abstract: A tool for dispensing plastic fasteners from a fastener clip, each plastic fastener in the fastener clip having a cross bar coupled to a common runner bar by a stub. The tool comprises a gun shaped casing having a front, a rear and a top. A guide groove extends down from the top for receiving the fastener clip. A hollow slotted needle is mounted in the front of the gun shaped casing, the hollow needle having an inlet opening in communication with the guide groove and an outlet opening. The hollow needle includes an anti-back and a knife edge. An ejector slide is disposed within the gun shaped casing and movable back and forth therein. A feed slide is disposed within the gun shaped casing and movable back and forth therein. A feed cam is disposed inside the casing is rotably mounted at one place onto the casing and pivotally mounted at another place onto the feed slide. The feed cam includes a front surface having a pair of outwardly extending spaced apart pins.

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 and the filament 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. The longitudinal bore is shaped to receive the cross-bar, and the longitudinal slot is shaped to permit the filament to extend therethrough while the cross-bar is disposed within the longitudinal bore. The longitudinal bore has a first flat side, and the longitudinal slot has a first flat side, the first flat sides of the longitudinal bore and the longitudinal slot being coplanar.

Abstract: A fastener dispensing tool for dispensing individual loop fasteners of the type comprising a flexible filament having a socket at one end and an inserting element at the opposite end. The tool comprises a housing and a hollow, slotted needle extending outwardly from the housing, the needle being dimensioned to dispense a fastener inserting element. An arm assembly extends outwardly from the housing, the arm assembly defining a feed channel dimensioned to receive a fastener socket and to define a stop engageable with the rear end of the socket to align the socket with the inserting element that has been dispensed through the needle. A piston is removably insertable into the needle for dispensing an inserting element through the needle. A belt is removably insertable into the arm assembly for feeding a socket through the feed channel. A trigger is operatively coupled to each of the piston and the belt.

Abstract: To provide a safe fastening element attaching device as well as to improve the operability thereof.

Abstract: Plastic fastener, fastener clip, fastener dispensing tool and method of fastening objects. According to one embodiment, the plastic fastener comprises a flexible filament having a length of about 4.3 mm and a tensile strength of about 2 pounds, a first transverse bar located at one end of the flexible filament, and a second transverse bar located at the opposite end of the flexible filament. The fastener clip, which preferably does not contain a runner bar, comprises a plurality of identical fasteners of the aforementioned type, each of the fasteners being arranged in a parallel, side-by-side, spaced relationship. A connector post connects the first transverse bars of adjacent fasteners, and a connector post connects the second transverse bars of adjacent fasteners.

Abstract: A fastener attaching tool particularly suited for use in attaching buttons to clothing, etc. and which is constructed for use with a fastener clip which includes a pair of runner bars and one or more U-shaped fasteners having transverse bars at opposite ends, each transverse bar being connected on its side to a corresponding runner bar by a severable connector post. The tool includes a pair of needles each having a longitudinal slotted bore adapted to receive one of the transverse bars and a knife edge formed on one side which is adapted to sever a connector post from its associated transverse bar as the transverse bar is pushed through the needle. The body includes a transverse feed slot disposed just to the rear of the needles down through which the fastener clip is manually inserted. The tool also includes an ejector mechanism, which is slidably mounted back and forth within the body and is rearwardly biased by a spring.

Abstract: A reactor plate assembly which serves as an anvil for a plastic fastener dispensing device comprises a reactor plate and a brush assembly mounted on the reactor plate. The reactor plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening therethrough. The brush assembly includes a high density polyethylene mounting block having a top surface, a bottom surface and a recess formed in the top surface. The brush assembly also includes and a plurality of nylon brush filaments which are coupled to and extend out from the recess in the mounting block. The brush assembly is mounted on the bottom surface of the reactor plate by screws so that a portion of the plurality of filaments protrudes into the opening in said reactor plate with the free ends of plurality of filaments being flush with the top surface of the reactor plate.

Abstract: Apparatus for attaching tag pins prevents oscillation of a tag pin group several times as long as an ordinary tag pin group. The apparatus is formed by coupling heads and lateral bars through filaments into a product while separating the tag pins one by one from the tag pin group. The tag pin group is provided in a comb form in a long coupling bar through a coupling portion. A first tag pin group support guide of hook shape is rotatably supported on the top of the main body of the apparatus for attaching pins, and a second tag pin group support guide for preventing lateral swing of the tag pin group is disposed behind the first tag pin group support guide.

Abstract: Standard tag attaching fasteners in continuous strip form are intermittently moved toward an attacher along a guide track which gradually changes shape from planar to semicircular. The T-bars are feed to the attacher, which is mounted upright on a base. At the same time, each paddle, in turn, having traveled along the guide, is oriented in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the needle, at a location in alignment with but spaced from the needle. A tag or hook, previously removed from a stack by a moveable arm with a vacuum head, is in place over the needle. A portion of the article is situated between the needle and the fastener filament, with the needle in an opening or recess of the article. Upon actuation of the apparatus, the paddle is clamped in position and driven toward the needle such that the paddle is penetrated by the needle. The attacher then ejects the T-bar which lodges on the far side of the paddle, securing the ends of the fastener together to form a closed loop around the article.

Abstract: Filamentary fastener and method of making the same. According to one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of (a) providing a length of stretched flexible filamentary material, (b) insert molding a cross-bar onto the length of stretched flexible filamentary material, (c) insert molding a paddle onto the length of stretched flexible filamentary material, the paddle being spaced apart from the cross-bar, and (d) removing any stretched flexible filamentary material not located between the paddle and the cross-bar. The cross-bar and the paddle may or may not be made of the same material as the stretched flexible filamentary material. Preferably, the stretched flexible filamentary material is made of a plastic, such as propylene, nylon, urethane and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A button attaching system for securing buttons to clothing by utilizing an I-shaped fastener projecting through the button and the clothing without requiring additional sewing equipment. The system includes a plunging structure, a plunger member slidably movable in the interior of the plunging structure, a hollow needle shaft attached to the plunging structure, and an I-shaped connector securing a button to clothing.

Abstract: Two transverse rod portions of a securing piece having the transverse rod portion at the both ends of a filament portion respectively are simultaneously driven through hollow needles 22 and 22 while journaling one end of a lever 13 so as to approach or separate from a grip portion 12 formed on a body 11 by oscillating, journaling one end of a support table 14 having a bottom support table 14a at the bottom of the body 11, making the front of the support 14 approach or separate from the body 11 by interlocking with the lever 13 and oscillating, and inserting two hollow needles 22 and 22 provided for the bottom of the body 11 into two needle holes 21 and 21 opened in the bottom support table 14a and moreover, an object 7 to be fixed is fixed to an object 6 to be worked by operating the lever 13 while mounting the object 6 to be worked and the object 7 to be fixed on the bottom support table 14a.

Abstract: An applicator for deploying a fastener into tissue, the fastener including a head portion and a filament portion extending from the head portion, the applicator comprising an elongated hollow needle member having a pointed distal end portion, a slotted portion for releasably retaining the head of the shaped fastener, and a first connector portion; and a chuck comprising a second connector portion engageable with the first connector portion for interconnecting the needle member and the chuck, a push rod having a distal end portion adapted to move lengthwise in the needle member, and an actuator for moving the push rod in the needle member so as to eject the head portion of the fastener from the slotted portion of the needle member. A method for deploying the fastener in tissue is also disclosed.

Abstract: The connection filament inserting apparatus of the present invention is for inserting an anchor of a connection filament through an article, and comprises a hollow body having a front end, a rear end, and an inner space for accommodating the anchor, and a pointed conical portion formed at one end of the body. The hollow body has an opening formed at the rear end of the conical portion for releasing said anchor from the inner space of the body after the connecting filament inserting apparatus is passed through a structure.

Abstract: A self-contained button attachment assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the assembly comprises a fastener dispensing tool. The tool includes a hollow, open-ended, unitary housing having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion and the bottom portion are generally cylindrical in shape, the top portion having a substantially greater cross-sectional diameter than the bottom portion. Four hollow, slotted needles are fixedly mounted in the housing and extend out through the bottom thereof. Four ejector rods are slidably mounted within the four needles, the four ejector rods being fixedly mounted at their respective top ends on a plate that is slidably mounted within the top portion of the housing and is accessible through the open top end thereof. The assembly also comprises a conventional garment button of the type having four transverse openings.

Abstract: An attacher of a loop pin for hooking a tag includes a turnable lever connected to a lower end of a link which is biased in a predetermined direction, a piston holder connected to another end of the link which slides forwardly and backwardly along a guide bar, and a tubular piston bar having a pressing portion formed with a slit at a distal end thereof, a rear end of the piston bar being bent into an L-shaped configuration and mounted on the piston holder.

Abstract: A method for disinfecting a needle of a tagging gun is disclosed. The device used in the method includes a container having sides, a bottom and an open end opposite the bottom. A user breakable capsule is located inside the container with a liquid disinfectant inside the capsule. A needle penetratable seal seals the open end of the container until such time as the device is needed. When the capsule is broken, the disinfectant is released into the container and the tagging gun needle is pushed through the seal into contact with the disinfectant. In the preferred embodiment, a finger guard is attached adjacent to the open end of the container for helping to prevent the user from contacting the point of the needle.

Abstract: A needle useful in the dispensing of plastic fasteners. In one embodiment, the needle includes a shank portion and a base portion, the shank portion having a front section shaped to define a spoon-shaped tip. The tip has a blunt point with a radius approximately twice that of conventional needles. The distance from the point to where the tip reaches full diameter is approximately 80% of the distance typically found in conventional needles, and the full diameter of the tip is less than that in conventional needles. The side profile of the top edges of the tip are flat or downwardly-curved as opposed to being upwardly-curved in conventional needles. The distance across the tip at its widest point between opposing top edges is less than that in conventional needles.

Abstract: To provide a tag attaching apparatus including a hollow needle having an expanding slot formed from the front end to the rear end of the needle at its side face in the body of the tag attaching apparatus. A needle cover having a groove for storing the hollow needle at its front and a groove for supporting a tag pin group inserted into a tag pin group guide groove at its back is set to the head of the tag attaching apparatus body enclosed by a transverse groove provided for the tag attaching apparatus body so as to communicate with the expanding slot and a tag pin group guide groove provided for the tag attaching apparatus body so as to intersect the transverse groove so that the needle cover can be vertically pivoted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tag pin attacher. The tag pin attacher includes an elevating plate disposed in a cavity in one of two sections of a casing. Also, a finger member is mounted able to move forward and backward on the elevating plate to feed tag pins for extrusion, the elevating plate being moved up and down by rectilinear movement of an interconnector moving by operation of a trigger. Further provided is a guide rail part formed in the cavity of the casing, the guide rails guiding the up and down movement of the elevating plate, a pair of magnets formed on each of the guide rails at differing heights, and a magnetic protrusion member formed at a predetermined position on the finger member such that the same can undergo a forward and reverse movement by being attracted to different magnets of the guide rails with the up and down movement of the elevating plate.