Claims
- 1. A method of cutting and placing individual chips of light lock material in a cartridge, said method comprising:
- positioning light lock material between an ultrasonic horn and a hollow centered anvil;
- contacting said ultrasonic horn and said hollow centered anvil with opposing sides of said light lock material;
- energizing said ultrasonic horn so as to cut said light lock material and form an individual chip of light lock material;
- picking said individual chip of light lock material through said hollow center of said anvil; and
- placing said individual chip of light lock material in a cartridge.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said picking comprises:
- mounting one or more pins to a pivotable and retractable arm;
- extending said arm so as to insert said one or more pins into said individual chip of light lock material; and
- retracting said arm, wherein said individual chip of light lock material is removed through said hollow center of said anvil by said pins as said arm retracts.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said placing comprises:
- mounting a retractable pad to said pivotable and retractable arm, said pad having apertures therein for passing of said one or more pins; and
- extending said pad so as to push said individual chip of light lock material off of said one or more pins and into a cartridge as said one or more pins pass through said pad.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising tacking said individual chip of light lock material to said cartridge.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said tacking comprises:
- mounting one or more retractable ultrasonic horns to said arm, wherein said pad has apertures therein for passage of said one or more ultrasonic horns;
- extending said one or more ultrasonic horns to contact said individual chip of light lock material held in said cartridge by said pad; and
- energizing said one or more ultrasonic horns so as to tack said individual chip of light lock material to said cartridge.
Parent Case Info
This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. U.S. 999,646, filed Dec. 31, 1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,464.
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Divisions (1)
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