APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING AND ATTACHING FASTENERS TO AN ARTICLE

摘要

INVENTORS: ERICH A. SCHMIDT and VOLKER E. SCHMIDT TITLE: APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING AND ATTACHING FASTENERS TO AN ARTICLE A fastener element is oriented by rolling the element along a friction surface until a projection on the back of the element engages a ledge extending along the path of movement of the element such that the element then slides with a predetermined orientation. Additionally, an orienting element having a sinuous edge for orienting double pronged elements can be retracted.