Title: Loose piece feeding mechanism

Abstract: A loose piece feeder comprising a slotted, inclined track extending down at an angle .alpha. from a cylindrically-shaped reservoir holding small terminals or pieces to an applicator station. The slotted track enters the reservoir through a window in the bottom of the side wall thereof and extends across the cylinder bottom along a chord line thereof which lies below the axis of the tilted reservoir. A brush oscillates back and forth across the track slot within the reservoir and, when moving away from said window, tends to brush away improperly seated connectors, and, when moving towards said window, tends to properly seat said connectors in said track slot and to push said properly seated connectors out of said window and down said inclined track towards said work station, aided by vibrating the entire system.

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Inventors: Greider, Kenneth Herr (Conestoga, PA, US)

Application Number: 769978
Filing Date: 1977-02-18
Publication_date: 1978-03-21
Assignee: AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA)
Primary Class(es): 198/396 198/443, 221/167
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US Patent Ref:

517828	Apr, 1894	Keith	221/167.
648883	May, 1900	Reenstierna	221/167.
962928	Jun, 1910	Stewart	221/167.
2695730	Nov, 1954	Cavanagh	221/168.
2752618	Jul, 1956	Stern	198/288.
3578142	May, 1971	Burgess	198/220.

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Primary Examiner: Love, John J.
Assistant Examiner: Watts, Douglas D.
Attorney: Phillion; Donald W.