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A collation strip for use in conjunction with a power actuated tool having a plurality of cylindrical housings interconnected by narrow webs. The housings, each of which is adapted to receive an axially extending fastener, include a plurality of inwardly protruding circumferentially alternating ridg

A collation strip for use in conjunction with a power actuated tool having a plurality of cylindrical housings interconnected by narrow webs. The housings, each of which is adapted to receive an axially extending fastener, include a plurality of inwardly protruding circumferentially alternating ridges and arms. The ridges include at each axial end a pair of steps adapted to surround and receive the head of a fastener. The arms, which are somewhat flexible, are located towards the center of the housings and are adapted to engage, stabilize, and align the shank of the fastener. The ridges and arms cooperate to form a plurality of fracture zones between the ridges and arms. Upon deployment by a power tool of the fastener, such fracture zones allow the housing to fracture as a banana peel and split up into a plurality of pieces thus allowing the fastener to disengage completely and separate from the housing preventing the formation of a washer between the head of the nail and the surface into which the nail is deployed.

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A collation strip for headed fasteners having a head and shank comprising a plurality of web connected cylindrical housings of frangible material, each housing being adapted to receive and support headed fasteners of at least two different sizes extending axially therein, the interior of each housin

A collation strip for headed fasteners having a head and shank comprising a plurality of web connected cylindrical housings of frangible material, each housing being adapted to receive and support headed fasteners of at least two different sizes extending axially therein, the interior of each housing including circumferentially spaced support means to surround and support the heads of such different sized fasteners within the confines of said housing, said support means comprising a plurality of protruding ridges located along the inside surface of said housing, and circumferentially alternating spaced guide means axially spaced from said first means to guide and aixally align and support the shank of such fastener. A collation strip for headed fasteners having a head and shank comprising a plurality of cylindrical and symmetrical housings, each housing being adapted to receive and support a headed fastener extending axially therein from either axial end of said housing, the interior of said housing including circumferentially spaced support means in the proximity of each axial end of said housing such that each of said support means is equally spaced from the respective axial end of said housing, and circumferentially alternating spaced guide means centrally located along the axial length of said housing to guide and axially align and support the shank of such fastener.