Stick package of spring clip fasteners

摘要

A one-piece fastener for attaching a spring member to a frame or the like comprising a length of metal bent to provide (1) a pair of frame penetrating portions disposed generally parallel with respect to one another and having free ends configured to facilitate simultaneous entry thereof into the frame, (2) a pair of relatively short driving portions connected at one of their ends with the opposite ends of the frame penetrating portions and extending therefrom at generally right angles in directions generally toward one another, and (3) a nestable portion connected with the driving portions bent to define a hook for receiving the spring member therein. A stick package is formed of a multiplicity of fasteners. In one embodiment the nestable portions of adjacent sticks are disposed in horizontal abutting relation and the frame penetrating portions of adjacent fasteners are disposed in parallel relation. In a preferred embodiment the nestable portions are stacked vertically in addition to their nesting so that the frame penetrating portions of adjacent fasteners are in abutting relation and the stick extends at a 45 DEG angle to the horizontal. A fastener driving device having a stepped driver movable in a drive track guidingly engages the workpiece penetrating and striking portions of each fastener during its driving movement.