Strip of fasteners and loader of such a strip for equipment for driving such fasteners

摘要

The strip comprises fasteners ( 1 ), each having a shank ( 2 ) which is pointed at one end ( 4 ) and bears a head ( 3 ) at the other end, these fasteners being respectively engaged by their shanks ( 2 ) in guide and damping blocks joined together in a string ( 8 ). The strip comprises a second guide string ( 9 ). The loader comprises a chamber ( 13 ) for accommodating the fastener heads ( 3 ), a chamber ( 14; 13 ) for accommodating the first string ( 8 ) and a chamber ( 14; 15 ) for accommodating the second string ( 9 ), the chambers being connected in pairs by hollow shafts ( 16, 17 ) that accommodate the fastener shanks ( 2 ).