Apparatus for feeding studs sequentially to a welding tool

Claim 1

A STUD WELDING TOOL HAVING A PLUNGER, MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID PLUNGER, A LOADING BODY HAVING A LOADING CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING STUDIES, SAID BODY BEING CONNECTED TO SAID TOOL WITH SAID CHAMBER BEING ALIGNED WITH SAID PLUNGER AND LOCATED IN THE PATH THEREOF, SAID BODY HAVING A TRANSVERSE INLET IN THE SHAPE OF THE STUDS AND SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION IMMEDIATELY BEHIND SAID INLET TO PREVENT REARWARD MOVEMENT OF STUDS IN SAID CHAMBER, SAID PROJECTION BEING FORWARD OF SAID PISTON WHEN IN A RETRACTED POSITION, SAID LOADING CHAMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS LYING IN A PLANE WHICH ALSO EXTENDS CENTRALLY THROUGH SAID INLET, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING STUDS TO SAID CHAMBER ONE AT A TIME INCLUDING A SUPPLY TUBE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID TRANSVERSE INLET, SAID SUPPLY TUBE BEING LOCATED IN SAID PLANE AND DIRECTED REARWARDLY TOWARD SAID PROJECTION AT AN ANGLE OF 2-8* TO A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID CHAMBER.