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Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazin

Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the coated fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. Suitable fasteners include coated staples (of various sizes and configurations), nails, brads, rivets, etc.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fastening tool and fasteners for fastening an object to a substrate, said tool comprising: a housing; a driver mounted in said housing for reciprocal movement in a drive path; an actuator for actuating said driver; a magazine assembly associated with said housing, said maga

What is claimed is: 1. A fastening tool and fasteners for fastening an object to a substrate, said tool comprising: a housing; a driver mounted in said housing for reciprocal movement in a drive path; an actuator for actuating said driver; a magazine assembly associated with said housing, said magazine assembly containing one or more individual uniformly coated fasteners, including a forwardmost fastener, each individual fastener forming a unitary structure with said coating, said magazine assembly having a nose end and a tail end spaced from said nose end; a pusher in said magazine assembly for urging said plurality of fasteners towards said nose end such that said forwardmost fastener is aligned in said drive path. 2. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said coating on said fasteners is electrically insulating. 3. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said coating on said fasteners has cushioning properties. 4. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said one or more fasteners are staples. 5. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said coating is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene , PVC, CPVC, ABS and PVDF. 6. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said coating is nylon. 7. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said magazine assembly is detachably secured to said housing. 8. The fastening tool and fasteners of claim 1, wherein said object to be fastened is selected from the group consisting of wire, cable and tubing. 9. An insulated staple for securing a wire to a substrate, comprising: a staple body formed into a bight portion; and a pair of legs extending from said bight portion, each leg terminating in a free end; and a dielectric coating uniformly coated on said staple body prior to formation into said bight portion and said pair of legs, said coating adhering to said bight portion and pair of legs after formation into said bight portion and pair of legs so as to form an integral unitary structure. 10. The insulated staple of claim 9, wherein said coating remains stationary on said staple. 11. The insulated staple of claim 9, wherein said coating has a thickness of from about 0.001 inches to about 0.050 inches. 12. The insulated staple of claim 9, wherein said staple is made of bright or galvanized steel. 13. The insulated staple of claim 9, wherein each said free end terminates in an angled cut to facilitate penetration into said substrate. 14. A method of fastening an article to a substrate, comprising the steps of: a) providing a fastening tool comprising: a housing; a driver mounted in said housing for reciprocal movement in a drive path; a magazine assembly associated with said housing, said magazine assembly containing one or more individual uniformly coated fasteners, including a forwardmost fastener, each individual fastener forming a unitary structure with said coating, said magazine assembly having a nose end and a tail end spaced from said nose end; and b) properly positioning said fastening tool about said article to be fastened; and c) actuating said driver thereby causing said driver to strike said forwardmost coated fastener and propel said forwardmost coated fastener out of said housing and into said substrate about said article. 15. A method of forming an insulated staple for securing a wire to a substrate, comprising: providing a staple body adapted to be formed into a bight portion and a pair of legs extending from said bight portion, each leg terminating in a free end; providing a uniform coating on said staple body with a dielectric coating prior to formation into said bight portion and said pair of legs; forming said staple body into said bight portion and pair of legs, said coating adhering to said bight portion and said pair of legs after formation into said bight portion and pair of legs so as to form an integral unitary structure.