摘要 |
A strip containing a series of flanged pierce nuts connected by flexible and severable sections for use in automatically applying flanged pierce nuts to a panel. The method of forming the strip is also disclosed and comprises providing a blank strip formed with opposed laterally extending flanges, perforating the strip between the flanges, and then slotting the strip between adjacent perforations to form the nut body, after which the sides of the strips are straightened, the holes are threaded and the strip coiled into predetermined lengths. Further, there is disclosed the method of applying pierce nuts from such strip to a panel. |