Patent ID: 6010291
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: E04D,F16B

Abstract:
A clip of collatable cap nails comprising:a plurality of nails, each nail having an elongate shank and a head, the head being attached to one end of the shank and defining a lateral surface;a plurality of caps, one cap for each nail, each cap having a generally circular shape defined by an outer edge, the outer edge further defining an engaging surface that is larger than the lateral surface of the head, the cap comprising a central aperture sized to slidingly engage the shank, and first and second recesses forming reduced radius areas in opposite sides of the cap, each recess defined by opposing side walls connected by an inner wall, each of the first and second recesses further having a width sized to accept an additional shank; anda strip securing the nails closely together in an array, wherein the recesses of the caps receive the shanks of adjacent nails.