Nail-type fastener collation strip with fastener guide rings, and combination thereof
CA 2355809 A1 · Owner: Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Inventors: Gabriel, William L.; Dill, Michael C.
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A collation strip, and a collation strip assembly comprises a plurality of fasteners upon which a plurality of collar members are disposed, the collar members being interconnected by means of a plurality of web members. Undersurface portions of the collar members are adapted to support the collation strip assembly upon rail members of a tool magazine, and in addition, the collar members have annular guide ring portions which cooperate with head portions of the fasteners so as to guide the fasteners in a two-point axially spaced manner within the nosepiece bore of the tool so as to ensure coaxial disposition of the fasteners within the bore throughout their driven movement through the bore …
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- Filed August 24, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 24, 2021.
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