REACTOR PLATE ASSEMBLY AND BRUSH ANVIL FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH

摘要

A reactor plate assembly for a fastener dispensing device includes a metal reactor plate mounted onto the distal end of a fixed support arm for the device, the reactor plate including a flattened top surface shaped to define a pair of elliptical, needle-receiving holes. The reactor plate assembly additionally includes a brush anvil removably secured to the underside of the support arm. The brush anvil includes four separate bristle clusters that are retained within associated bores in a block, with a first pair of bristle clusters projecting into one needle-receiving hole and a second pair of bristle clusters projecting into the other needle-receiving hole. Each bristle cluster includes a group of individual nylon bristles, the free ends of the bristles lying flush with the top surface of the reactor plate to provide a planar support surface which can be penetrated by the needles of the device during the dispensing process.

主权项

1. A reactor plate assembly for a plastic fastener dispensing device, the reactor plate assembly comprising:
(a) a reactor plate, the reactor plate being shaped to define first and second needle receiving holes; and (b) a brush anvil coupled to the reactor plate., the brush anvil comprising:
(i) a base; and(ii) a plurality of bristle clusters coupled to the base, wherein at least one of the plurality of bristle clusters at least partially projects into he first needle receiving hole in the reactor plate and at least another one of the plurality of bristle clusters at least partially projects into the second needle receiving hole in the reactor plate.