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Abstract

The apparatus is designed for automatic attachment of a header, a tag or the like to a softgoods article by means of a plastic fastener. A commercial fastener attacher of the non-automatic, hand-held variety is fixedly mounted on a support and has a stationary hollow needle through which the fastener is dispensed. Above the attacher is located a platform, movably mounted on the support, having an opening therein aligned with the axis of the needle. Spaced from the platform is a clamping member having a recess therein aligned with the axis of the needle. The operator inserts the header or tag and the article between the member and the platform and actuated the apparatus. The member moves towards the platform to clamp the header or tag and article in face-to-face relationship therebetween. Further movement of the member causes the clamped header or tag and article assembly to move relative to the attacher to position same on the needle. An attacher actuating mechanism, responsive to the movement of the platform, causes the attacher to dispense a fastener.

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