A collation comprises a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through a magazine, wherein each of the plurality of sleeves have a front and a predetermined length of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch, each of the plurality of fasteners have a predetermined length
A collation comprises a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through a magazine, wherein each of the plurality of sleeves have a front and a predetermined length of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch, each of the plurality of fasteners have a predetermined length of between about ¾ inch and about 1 ½ inch and a tip located at a predetermined position from about 0.05 inch behind the sleeve front to about ¼ inch beyond the sleeve front, frangible bridges integrally connecting the plurality of sleeves together in a serial array and facilitating the separation of a leading one of the plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of the plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of the fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the fasteners disposed within the leading one of the sleeves, and a plurality of protrusions from the sleeves for engaging the rails in the magazine.
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1. A collation for transporting fasteners along rails disposed within a magazine of a fastener driving tool, comprising: a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through said magazine, each of said plurality of sleeves having a front and a rear with a predetermined
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A collation for transporting fasteners along rails disposed within a magazine of a fastener driving tool, comprising: a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through said magazine, each of said plurality of sleeves having a front and a rear with a predetermined length therebetween of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch and rail engaging means, each of said plurality of fasteners having a predetermined fastener length of between about ¾ inch and about 2 inches and a tip located at a predetermined position from behind said front to about ¼ inch beyond said front in order to reduce dive-back into said magazine and improve guidance of said plurality of fasteners; each fastener having an exposed neck having a length that is between about ¼ inch and about 1½ inch;said plurality of sleeves being connected together in a serial array permitting the separation of a leading one of said plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of said plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of said fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the plurality of fasteners disposed within said leading one of said plurality of sleeves;wherein said sleeves are substantially symmetrical about a plane bisecting said predetermined length. 2. A collation according to claim 1, wherein each tip protrudes beyond said front of said sleeve so that each fastener has a predetermined exposed tip length, wherein each fastener includes an exposed neck having a length that is at least about as long as said predetermined exposed tip length. 3. A collation according to claim 1, wherein each tip protrudes beyond said front of said sleeve so that each fastener has a predetermined exposed tip length, wherein each fastener includes an exposed neck having a length that is at least approximately twice said predetermined exposed tip length. 4. A collation according to claim 1, wherein said fastener length is about ¾ inch; wherein said sleeve length is about 0.32 inch, and wherein each sleeve includes a rear end and each fastener has a head spaced from said rear end by about 0.22 inch. 5. A collation according to claim 1, wherein said fastener length is about 1 inch. 6. A collation according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined position of said tip is from about 0.05 inch behind said front to about ¼ inch beyond said front. 7. A collation according to claim 1, wherein said sleeve length is about 0.32 inch. 8. A collation according to claim 1, wherein said tip is located between about 0.2 inch and ¼ inch beyond said front. 9. A collation according to claim 1, and further including a plurality of frangible bridges integrally connecting said plurality of sleeves together in a serial array and facilitating said separation of a leading one of said plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of said plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of said fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the plurality of fasteners disposed within said leading one of said plurality of sleeves. 10. A collation for transporting fasteners along rails disposed within a magazine of a fastener driving tool, comprising: a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying a plurality of fasteners through said magazine, each of said plurality of sleeves having a front and a rear with a predetermined length therebetween of between about ¼ and about 0.4 inch, each of said plurality of fasteners having a predetermined fastener length of between about ¾ inch and about 1½ inch and a tip located at a predetermined position from behind said front to about ¼ inch beyond said front;said plurality of sleeves being connected together in a serial array permitting the separation of a leading one of said plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of said plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of said fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the plurality of fasteners disposed within said leading one of said plurality of sleeves, anda plurality of protrusions which include contact tip regions for engaging surface portions of said rails;wherein said sleeves are substantially symmetrical about a plane bisecting said predetermined length. 11. A collation according to claim 10, wherein said protrusions include a first protrusion extending downward and a second protrusion extending upward, said first and second protrusion being generally vertically aligned. 12. A collation according to claim 10, wherein said predetermined position of said tip is from about 0.05 inch behind said front to about ¼ inch beyond said front. 13. A collation according to claim 10, wherein said tip is located between about 0.2 inch and ¼ inch beyond said front. 14. A collation according to claim 10, wherein said sleeve length is about 0.32 inch. 15. A collation according to claim 10, said sleeves each including a bore with a substantially square cross-section. 16. A collation for transporting fasteners along rails disposed within a magazine of a fastener driving tool, comprising: a plurality of sleeves for supporting and carrying said plurality of fasteners through said magazine, each of said plurality of sleeves having a front and a rear with a predetermined length therebetween of about 0.32 inch, each of said plurality of fasteners having a predetermined fastener length of about ½ inch and a tip located at a predetermined position from behind said front to about ¼ inch beyond said front; and wherein each fastener has a head spaced from said rear by between about 0.001 inch and about 0.02 inch;said plurality of sleeves being connected together in a serial array permitting the separation of a leading one of said plurality of sleeves from remaining ones of said plurality of serially arranged sleeves when a drive member of said fastener driving tool drives a leading one of the plurality of fasteners disposed within said leading one of said plurality of sleeve;wherein said sleeves are substantially symmetrical about a plane bisecting said predetermined length. 17. A collation according to claim 16, wherein said tip is located between about 0.2 inch and ¼ inch beyond said front. 18. A collation according to claim 16, wherein a sleeve is substantially symmetrical about a plane bisecting a width of said sleeve and about a plane bisecting a depth of said sleeve. 19. A collation according to claim 16, wherein said front and said rear of said sleeves each include at least one V-shaped notch. 20. A collation according to claim 16, wherein said sleeves include a plurality of protrusions for engaging surface portions of said rails, said plurality of protrusions including a first protrusion extending downward and a second protrusion extending upward, said first and second protrusion being generally vertically aligned.
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Gupta, Harish C., Fastener collation strip having magazine rail-engaging members defining point-contact tip regions.
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