Francis J Mccarthy

US Patent:

6491200, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Aug 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/642317

Inventors:

Francis T. McCarthy - Lowell MA

Assignee:

Avery Dennison Corporation - Pasadena CA

International Classification:

B65C 700

US Classification:

227 67

Abstract:

Needle for use in a plastic fastener dispensing tool. In one embodiment, the needle is a two-piece structure including a stem and a base. The stem, which is made from stamped and rolled metal, has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is generally cylindrical in shape and has a longitudinal bore adapted to receive a cross-bar, a longitudinal slot adapted to permit a filament to pass therethrough while a cross-bar is seated in the bore, and a tip adapted for insertion into an article. The rear portion of the stem is provided with an asymmetric V-shaped cutting notch along its rear edge for use in severing the severable connector between a fastener and its runner bar. The notch has an internal angle of approximately 110Â and a width of approximately 0. 050-0. 055 inch. The vertex of the notch is positioned at the centerline of the bore. The base, which is made of molded plastic, is mounted onto the rear portion of the stem.

US Patent:

49554751, Sep 11, 1990

Filed:

Sep 15, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/407628

Inventors:

Francis T. McCarthy - Lowell MA
Roger J. Archambault - Blackstone MA

Assignee:

Dennison Manufacturing Company - Framingham MA

International Classification:

B65D 8524

US Classification:

206346

Abstract:

Improved continuously connected plastic fastener stock for attaching price tags to garments and other joining applications. The fastener stock includes two side members connected by a series of filaments, one of the side members comprising a series of severally connected T-bars. The T-bar connectors are defined by saw-tooth-like indentations in that end bar, having a perpendicular or slightly angled surface which is eventually engaged by the plunger when ejecting the severed T-bar.

US Patent:

53302176, Jul 19, 1994

Filed:

Feb 20, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/838016

Inventors:

Francis D. McCarthy - Millis MA

International Classification:

B62D 6306
B60D 100

US Classification:

280204

Abstract:

A trailer and hitch apparatus for a bicycle includes a trailer assembly and a hitch assembly. The trailer assembly includes a front section, an extension section which is removably attached to the front section, a first trailer module which is removably attached to the extension module and a second trailer module which is removably attached to the first trailer module. The hitch assembly includes a horizontal frame having a front end adapted to be removably attached to the rear wheel fork of the bicycle near the top end. The hitch assembly also includes a pair of legs which extend downwardly from the rear end of the horizontal frame and which are adapted to be removably attached to the rear wheel fork of the bicycle near the bottom. The front section of the trailer assembly is removably attached to the rear end of the horizontal frame through a coupling, the coupling having a sleeve which is integrally formed on the front section of the trailer assembly and a pipe which is rotatably disposed inside the sleeve and which is removably mounted on the rear end of the frame of the hitch assembly. An attachment is also disclosed which can be connected to the trailer assembly to form a cart having a handle.