US PATENT SUBCLASS 470 / 164
MATERIAL SUPPLY FEEDER OR DISTRIBUTOR

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470 /   HD   THREADED, HEADED FASTENER, OR WASHER MAKING: PROCESS AND APPARATUS

164MATERIAL SUPPLY FEEDER OR DISTRIBUTOR {7}
165  DF  .~> Nut or washer delivery means {2}
168  DF  .~> Nail plate feeder {4}
176  DF  .~> Material infeed means
177  DF  .~> Having gripper feed jaws
178  DF  .~> Having reciprocating lifter
179  DF  .~> Having rotary disk
180  DF  .~> Having inclined chute

DEFINITION

Classification: 470/164

MATERIAL SUPPLY FEEDER OR DISTRIBUTOR:

(under the class definition) Subject matter for: (a) apparatus for providing nail, screw, nut, nail plate blanks, or similar stock material to apparatus for performing various manufacturing operations provided by this class on said blanks or stock material; or (b) apparatus for separating finished articles from imperfect work or excess material and for conveying articles from apparatus of this class of receptacles for packing or otherwise disseminating said articles.

(1) Note. The subject matter of this and indented subclasses consists of patents claiming or disclosing subcombinational

machines or devices used with forming or operating apparatuses of this class. For example, patents claiming only a feeder for feeding work material to a shaping apparatus are found in this and indented subclasses.