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A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus is used with a tag-attaching pin unit which is formed with a plurality of tag-attaching pins each having an insertion head section and a holding section both of which are provided on both end portions of a fiber section. The plurality of tag-attaching pins are

A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus is used with a tag-attaching pin unit which is formed with a plurality of tag-attaching pins each having an insertion head section and a holding section both of which are provided on both end portions of a fiber section. The plurality of tag-attaching pins are mutually and adjacently arranged in parallel and connected with each other via connecting members. The tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus of the present invention is configured so that under a situation in which one of an end portion of the tag-attaching pin unit, without using any connecting bars, is arranged at an insertion head portion shooting out position, a tag-attaching pin unit pushing member applies a bias force directing to the insertion head portion shooting out position, to another end portion of the tag-attaching pin unit.

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1. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus which can use a unit of tag-attaching pins in which a plurality of said tag-attaching pins, each comprising a fiber section, an inserting head section provided at one end of said fiber section, and a holding section provided at another end of said fiber sec

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A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus which can use a unit of tag-attaching pins in which a plurality of said tag-attaching pins, each comprising a fiber section, an inserting head section provided at one end of said fiber section, and a holding section provided at another end of said fiber section, are mutually arranged in parallelism with each other, and wherein at least said inserting head sections of each one of said tag-attaching pins which being mutually and adjacently arranged with each other or said holding sections of each one of said tag-attaching pins which being mutually and adjacently arranged with each other, are mutually connected with each other via a connecting member so that said parallel configuration can be maintained without using a connection bar, wherein a tag is attached to a desired good with said holding section by inserting said inserting head section of said tag-attaching pin into a hollow needle provided on said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and by penetrating said inserting head section through said good and pushing said inserting head section out of said hollow needle, utilizing a pin pushing means, so as to have said inserting head section attached to a surface of said good with said tag via a part of said good so that said tag is kept by said fiber section, and further wherein said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus is provided with a hollow needle fixing section which can fixedly hold said hollow needle which is arranged at a front end portion of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, a shooting pin portion which is positioned opposite to said hollow needle fixing section and can push said inserting head section into said hollow needle, and an insertion head portion shooting out position which being arranged at a position between said hollow needle fixing section and said shooting pin portion, said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus further comprising a guide plate provided with a first guide section for supplying said unit of tag-attaching pins to said insertion head portion shooting out position and which is integrally fixed or detachably connected to a top surface of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and further wherein said first guide section of said guide plate comprises a first end portion which is positioned opposite to said insertion head portion shooting out position and a first groove portion which is extended from said first end portion to a rear end portion of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus with a length, having a curved configuration, and further wherein, said first guide section is configured so that said insertion head section and a tag-attaching pin unit pushing member which has a function to push said insertion head section of said tag-attaching pin unit directing to said insertion head portion shooting out position, are slidably inserted therein. 2. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus which can use a unit of tag-attaching pins in which a plurality of said tag-attaching pins, each comprising a fiber section, an inserting head section provided at one end of said fiber section, and a holding section provided at another end of said fiber section, are mutually arranged in parallelism with each other, and wherein at least said inserting head sections of each one of said tag-attaching pins which being mutually and adjacently arranged with each other or said holding sections of each one of said tag-attaching pins which being mutually and adjacently arranged with each other, are mutually connected with each other via a connecting member so that said parallel configuration can be maintained, without using a connection bar, wherein a tag is attached to a desired good with said holding section by inserting said inserting head section of said tag-attaching pin into a hollow needle provided on said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and by penetrating said inserting head section through said good and pushing said inserting head section out of said hollow needle, utilizing a pin pushing means, so as to have said inserting head section attached to a surface of said good with said tag via a part of said good so that said tag is kept by said fiber section, and further wherein said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus is provided with a hollow needle fixing section which can fixedly hold said hollow needle which is arranged at a front end portion of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, a shooting pin portion which is positioned opposite to said hollow needle fixing section and can push said inserting head section into said hollow needle, and an insertion head portion shooting out position which is arranged at a position between said hollow needle fixing section and said shooting pin portion, said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus further comprising a guide plate provided with a first guide section for supplying said unit of tag-attaching pins to said insertion head portion shooting out position and which is integrally fixed or detachably connected to a top surface of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and further wherein said first guide section of said guide plate comprises a first end portion which is positioned opposite to said insertion head portion shooting out position and a first groove portion which is extended from said first end portion to a rear end portion of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus with a length, having a curved configuration, and further wherein, said first guide section is configured so that said insertion head section and a tag-attaching pin unit pushing member which has a function to push said insertion head section of said tag-attaching pin unit directing to said insertion head portion shooting out position, are slidably inserted therein, and further wherein said guide plate is provided with a second guide section having a second groove portion which is arranged in close to and in parallelism with said first guide section and having a curved configuration being identical to said first guide section and further a pushing drive member which can push and move said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member within said second guide section is inserted therein with a sliding manner. 3. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a second end portion being arranged in opposite to said first end portion of said first guide section is closed and further an opening portion through which said inserting head section of said tag-attaching pin unit can be inserted into said first guide section, is provided at a position around said second end portion of said first guide section, directly, or at a position around an end portion of a third guide section which is connected to said first guide section. 4. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first end portion of said second guide section is directing to a position of said insertion head portion shooting out position, and wherein said second end portion of said second guide section is directing to a position of said second end portion of said first guide section. 5. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, said opening portion is provided at a position so that said inserting head section of said tag-attaching pin unit which is to be inserted into said first guide section, is inserted therein at a position in front of said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member with respect to a pushing direction of said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member. 6. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in a case when said guide plate is detachably mounted on said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, both of said second end portions of said first and second guide sections are arranged at a position directing to a connecting section formed between said guide plate and a rear end portion of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus. 7. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in a case when said guide plate is integrally mounted on said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, both of said second end portions of said first and second guide sections are extended to a position located beneath an upper edge surface of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus or beneath said insertion head portion shooting out position. 8. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member which can slide along inside of said first guide section is always applied with a bias force so that said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member can abut on said inserting head section arranged at the most rear end portion of said tag-attaching pin unit which has been inserted into said first guide section and can slide in said first guide section with pushing said over all tag-attaching pin unit directing to said first end portion of said first guide section. 9. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, at least when said tag-attaching pin unit is inserted into said first guide section, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member is engaged with a stopper member at a position proximate said second end portion of said first guide section so that said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member is suspended at said position against to said bias force. 10. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, said stopper member is provided on said guide plate or provided on a part of a tracking lever operating in connection with an operation lever used for said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus. 11. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, said first guide section is also provided with a first slit portion through which said fiber section of said tag-attaching pin included in said tag-attaching pin unit can pass and slide. 12. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member moving within said first guide section with sliding manner, is provided with an operating member which is connected to a first connecting member externally extended from said first slit portion so that said operating member can be slidably moved integrally with said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member along an outer surface of said first guide section. 13. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, said operating member is further connected to a second connecting member which is externally extended from said pushing drive member which can slidably move within said second guide section, through said second slit portion of said second guide section. 14. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 13, wherein, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member which can slidably move within said first guide section, is applied with a driving force generated from said pushing drive member driven within said second guide section by a driving means via said second connecting member, said operating member and said first connecting member. 15. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, a driving mechanism which can drive said pushing drive member is provided at said second end portion of said second guide section or at a position proximate said second end portion thereof. 16. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, said driving mechanism arranged inside of said second guide section comprises a mechanical mechanism utilizing a spring force, a fluid force, an electrical energy or a magnetic energy. 17. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, in a case when said driving mechanism comprises said spring member, said pushing drive member is configured so that said pushing drive member is applied in said second guide section, with a bias force by said spring member arranged between said pushing drive member and said closed second end portion of said second guide section. 18. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 17, wherein, said spring member can be inserted into and taken out from said opened second end portion of said second guide section by releasing said closed condition of said second end portion of said second guide section. 19. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member is rotatably engaged with said operating member. 20. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member comprises a main body portion and a front end portion which can abut to said insertion head section of said tag-attaching pin, provided at the most rear end portion of said tag-attaching pin unit and wherein said front end portion has a rectangular cross-section. 21. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 20, wherein, a tip end portion P of said front end portion of said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member is extended forwardly from said main body portion of said tag-attaching pin unit pushing member by a length L corresponding to a length formed between an opening portion of an insertion head section inserting groove provided on an upper surface of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and said insertion head portion shooting out position. 22. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, a tag-attaching pin shooting mechanism of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus comprises said operating member, a tracking lever member which can pivotally move with engaging with said operating member at a position inside said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, a shooting pin portion holding means which being connected to said shooting pin portion and a part of which being connected to a part of said tracking lever member, and wherein, said shooting pin portion holding means is configured so that by operating said operation lever, a tip end portion of said shooting pin portion can be projected outwardly from said hollow needle by passing through said hollow needle. 23. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, said tracking lever is pivotally supported on a main body of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, at a position proximate a center portion thereof, while a first end portion of said tracking lever portion being connected to an inside surface of said operating member, whereby said shooting pin portion holding means can be moved forwardly in a direction to said hollow needle fixing section in response to an operation of said operation lever. 24. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, a connecting portion which is provided on a portion proximate a center portion of said tracking lever and which engages with a fixed supporting rod provided on said main body of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus, is provided with an opening section which having a major axis along with a longitudinal direction of said tracking lever. 25. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 23, wherein, a spring member is provided at a position formed between a position in the vicinity of said first end portion of said tracking lever and a part of a back side surface of a portion opposite to said operating lever of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus so that a permanent resilient force can be applied to said tracking lever. 26. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 23, wherein, a spring member is provided at a position formed between a position in the vicinity of said second end portion of said tracking lever and a part of a back side surface of a portion opposite to said operating lever of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus so that a permanent attractive force can be applied to said tracking lever. 27. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, said shooting pin portion holding means and said second end portion of said tracking lever are pivotally connected with each other. 28. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 27, wherein a second end portion of said tracking lever is provided with an opening section which can engage with a connecting projection portion provided on said shooting pin portion holding means, and said open section having a major axis formed along with a center axis of said tracking lever. 29. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, a concaved cut out portion to which said fixed supporting rod for supporting said tracking lever is inserted, is provided on at least a portion of said operating lever. 30. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, a stopper member which can temporarily stop said sliding movement of said operating member is provided on said second end portion of said tracking lever. 31. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 30, wherein, said stopper member is provided with a stopper engaging member which can engage with a part of said operating member when said operating lever is back to a situation just before the operation will be started. 32. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 31, wherein, said stopper member is configured so that the engagement formed between said stopper member and said operating lever will be released at a time just after said operating lever has started its operation or just before said operating lever will start its operation. 33. A tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, at least a part of said shooting pin portion holding means is configured so that it can be slidably moved within said sliding groove section which is horizontally arranged on an inside surface of said tag-attaching pin attaching apparatus and said sliding groove section having a center axis which is coaxial with center axes of said hollow needle fixing section of said shooting pin portion and of said insertion head portion shooting out position, with each other.