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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 collatio

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 by means of a tool driving blade assembly.

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1. A collation strip for disposition upon a plurality of fasteners so as to form a collated strip of fasteners to be loaded into a tool magazine and be serially driven through a nosepiece bore of the tool, comprising: a plurality of collar members adapted to be respectively disposed upon a plurality

1. A collation strip for disposition upon a plurality of fasteners so as to form a collated strip of fasteners to be loaded into a tool magazine and be serially driven through a nosepiece bore of the tool, comprising: a plurality of collar members adapted to be respectively disposed upon a plurality of fasteners; and a plurality of web members integrally interconnecting said plurality of collar members such that when said plurality of collar members are respectively disposed upon the plurality of fasteners, said plurality of collar members, said plurality of web members, and the plurality of fasteners form a collated strip of fasteners; said plurality of collar members each respectively comprising a substantially cylindrical portion having a first predetermined diametrical extent throughout its circumferential extent and adapted to be disposed upon a shank portion of each one of the plurality of fasteners, a single annular guide ring member respectively comprising an outer peripheral surface, having a second predetermined diametrical extent which is substantially larger than said first predetermined diametrical extent of said collar member, for engaging an interior wall portion of a tool nosepiece bore so as to guide each one of the plurality of fasteners as each one of the plurality of fasteners is driven through the nosepiece bore by a tool driver blade assembly, and an interconnecting portion extending radially outwardly from said substantially cylindrical portion having said first predetermined diametrical extent to said single annular guide ring member having said second predetermined diametrical extent so as to integrally interconnect said substantially cylindrical portion to said single annular guide ring member.