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A clip magazine and feed for orienting a U-shaped clip and a staple fastener at the head of a fastener driving tool triggered after the separation of a single clip from a stacked supply thereof, the clip being automatically positioned for application to a work piece and mounted thereon through engag

A clip magazine and feed for orienting a U-shaped clip and a staple fastener at the head of a fastener driving tool triggered after the separation of a single clip from a stacked supply thereof, the clip being automatically positioned for application to a work piece and mounted thereon through engagement of an actuator with the work piece and that retracts the stacked supply of clips from the single clip.

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A clip feed for a fastener driving tool with a driveway through a head having a rear face projecting to a driving plane offset from a first magazine means and through which driveway a driver blade reciprocates to sever a fastener from a supply thereof advanced by said first magazine means and to del

A clip feed for a fastener driving tool with a driveway through a head having a rear face projecting to a driving plane offset from a first magazine means and through which driveway a driver blade reciprocates to sever a fastener from a supply thereof advanced by said first magazine means and to deliver the same through said driving plane and into a work piece, a plurality of clips each of which being of U-shape with a lower forwardly extending mounting leg of greater length than an overlying upper leg for vertical exposure of an opening through the lower mounting leg, and including; a second magazine means underlying the first magazine means and open to the rear face of the head to sequentially deliver a nested stack of said clips and the upper leg of the foremost clip thereof into stopped engagement with said rear face of the head and with the lower mounting leg underlying the head and the opening therethrough substantially aligned with the driveway through the head, gripper means preventing retraction of said foremost clip from said stopped engagement with the head, a normally advanced retraction means withdrawing the stack of clips from the foremost clip when positioned relative to the work piece for application of the clip thereto, and means operating the driver blade to sever and deliver a fastener through the opening in the lower mounting leg of the foremost clip and fastening the same onto the work piece.