Patent ID: 8099846
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B21J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A container for use with a tool for installing fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during installation, the tool having a body, the container being for collecting broken-off fastener parts during operation of the tool, the container comprising: a first wall having a first attachment portion and a first contact region, and a second wall having a second attachment portion and a second contact region, with the first and second attachment portions being integrally formed with the first and second walls respectively, with the first and second attachment portions adapted to removably attach the container to the body of the tool, the attachment portions being resiliently biased into attachment with the body by resilient biasing portions, with at least part of the first and/or second walls being formed of a resiliently flexible material which provides the resilient biasing portions, with the first and second contact regions adapted to receive manual pressure from a user, at least one of the said one or more contact regions being coupled to the attachment portions, with the first and/or second walls having one or more apertures or recesses to facilitate the resilient flexing of the material, and where the resilient biasing portions are such that the attachment portions can be detached from the body of the tool by the user applying manual pressure on the first and second contact regions, thereby detaching the container from the body of the tool.