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A manually attachable and detachable, interchangeable magazine system for use with fastener driving tools of the type having a housing containing a driver operating mechanism for driving a fastener by multiple blows and of the type having a housing containing a driver operating mechanism for driving

A manually attachable and detachable, interchangeable magazine system for use with fastener driving tools of the type having a housing containing a driver operating mechanism for driving a fastener by multiple blows and of the type having a housing containing a driver operating mechanism for driving a fastener by a single blow. Each magazine contains a plurality of fasteners and a driver therefor. Each magazine is removably affixable by hand to one of the tool housing and a carrier within the tool housing. In the instance of a multiple-blow tool, the magazine is shiftable with respect to the tool housing between a normal extended position and a retracted position within the housing. In the instance of a single-blow tool, the magazine is fixed with respect to the tool housing. Each magazine can be a refillable and reusable magazine, or a single-use, disposable magazine. Magazines containing different types of fasteners are interchangeable within the system.

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A magazine system in combination with a fastener driving tool, said tool being of the type having a housing with a forward end, a rearward end, sides and a driver operating mechanism within said housing, said magazine system comprising a plurality of magazines each having forward and rearward ends a

A magazine system in combination with a fastener driving tool, said tool being of the type having a housing with a forward end, a rearward end, sides and a driver operating mechanism within said housing, said magazine system comprising a plurality of magazines each having forward and rearward ends and each containing a plurality of fasteners, the fasteners of each individual magazine being alike, characterized by said housing having an open bottom, said housing having first and second pairs of mirror image and opposed channels formed on said sides adjacent said open bottom, said first pair of channels being located near said forward end of said housing, said second pair of channels being located near said rearward end of said housing, first and second pairs of oppositely directed laterally extending coaxial lugs in association with each of said magazine of said system, said first pair of lugs being located near the forward end of said magazine and said second pair of lugs being located near said rearward end of said magazine, said first pair of lugs being engagable in said first pair of channels and said second pair of lugs being engagable in said second pair of channels facilitating manual attachment and detachment of said magazines to and from said tool, and a driver captively and reciprocally mounted in each of said magazines.