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A screw strip is disclosed in which each screw carries a washer on its screw shank between the tip of the screw and a plastic strip carrying a plurality of screws. This configuration permits application of screws carrying the washers by power tools as is particularly useful in sheet metal applicatio

A screw strip is disclosed in which each screw carries a washer on its screw shank between the tip of the screw and a plastic strip carrying a plurality of screws. This configuration permits application of screws carrying the washers by power tools as is particularly useful in sheet metal applications.

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A plastic holding strip for holding a plurality of screws carrying washers in a row, the strip comprising spaced parallel sleeves interconnected by lands with one of the screws received in each sleeve, each screw having a head at one end, a tip at the other end and a threaded shank extending from be

A plastic holding strip for holding a plurality of screws carrying washers in a row, the strip comprising spaced parallel sleeves interconnected by lands with one of the screws received in each sleeve, each screw having a head at one end, a tip at the other end and a threaded shank extending from below the head to the tip, each screw received in each sleeve with the screw\s head extending from one end of the sleeve and the screw\s tip extending from the other end of the sleeve, a washer engaged about the shank of each screw between the sleeve receiving that screw and the screw\s tip, the sleeve threadably engaging the threaded shank, the sleeve having a reduced strength portion between the lands such that a screw on being threaded tip first into a workpiece is automatically separated from its sleeve carrying the washer while simultaneously maintaining the length of the strip substantially intact and while guiding the screw by threaded engagement of the screw in its respective sleeve.