Patent ID: 6722497
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A magazine for holding fastening elements in spaced relation, said magazine comprises an elongated carrier strip (12, 22, 40, 47) with elongated edges spaced laterally apart, said fastening elements (13, 23, 33, 43) comprise a head (14, 24, 34, 44) having a diameter and a shaft (15, 28, 38, 50) extending axially from said head, said carrier strip (12, 22, 40, 47) has an upper support surface and a lower surface and a plurality of receiving areas (A) arranged one following the other in the elongated direction of said carrier strip and each arranged to receive and guide one of said fastening elements and each having a chamber (4, 27, 37) extending below the lower surface of said carrier strip, each said receiving area (A) having an opening (11) through said carrier strip and two elastic side members (2, 3, 25, 26, 35, 36, 45, 46) extending downwardly from said elongated edges of said carrier sup on opposite sides of said shaft of said fastening element in said receiving area (A), said side members (2, 3, 25, 26, 35, 36, 45, 46) spaced below said carrier strip are arranged adjacent to one another and together form a passage (5) spaced below and coaxially with said opening (11) for receiving and guiding said shaft (15, 28, 38, 50) of said fastening element (13, 23, 33, 43), wherein said opening (11) has a diameter matching the diameter of said shaft (15, 28, 38, 50) of said fastening element (13, 23, 33, 43) and said carrier strip (12, 22, 40, 47) has at least two slits (7, 8, 9, 10) extending radially outwardly from said opening (11) spaced uniformly around the circumference of the opening and extending outwardly to an imaginary circle (30) enveloping said opening and having a diameter at least equal to the diameter of said head (14, 24, 34, 44) of said fastening element (13, 23, 33, 43).