Patent ID: 8721244
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A connected fastener assembly comprising: a plurality of fasteners; and a connecting band made of a synthetic resin and connecting each of shaft sections of the plurality of fasteners, the connecting band comprising: retaining sections for allowing the shaft sections of the fasteners to be inserted, and connecting sections for connecting adjacent retaining sections without overlapping an outermost line connecting outermost portions of the adjacent retaining sections when the fasteners are arranged linearly, wherein the retaining sections and the connecting sections are continuously formed in the connecting band, and at least a portion of each of the connecting sections is offset from a center line connecting centers of the adjacent retaining sections, and a head section of each of the fasteners has the same size as that of each of the retaining sections so as not to expose the retaining sections to the outside when the fasteners are driven, and wherein a notch is formed in each of the connecting sections on a side of the center line.