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Abstract

A spring carrier for receiving, retaining, and discharging of a coil spring in a manufacturing assembly process includes an elongate hollow body defining an inner cavity to receive the coil spring and an opening at a first proximal end of the hollow body for the insertion of the coil spring into the inner cavity and extraction of the coil spring from the inner cavity. A deflectable member is located proximate to the first proximal end and includes a retaining portion that retains the coil spring when the coil spring is located within the inner cavity. The deflectable member is movable between a first unbiased position, where the retaining portion extends into the inner cavity to retain the coil spring within the inner cavity, and a second biased position, where the retaining portion is disposed outwardly to allow the coil spring to be extracted from the inner cavity through the opening.

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