Patent ID: 8328012

Claim:
A fastening element magazine strip, comprising: a carrier strip made of plastic; a plurality of carrier segments connected to one another, wherein the carrier strip is formed over the plurality of carrier segments, and wherein each of the plurality of carrier segments runs along a respective longitudinal axis; wherein each of the plurality of carrier segments include a guide section with a guide diameter and a feed-through opening in which a respective fastening element is positionable; wherein projections project from the carrier segments to at least one side of a plane defined by the carrier segments and extend from a starting point on the carrier segments up to a free end over a length and include a first width perpendicular to the length; wherein the projections, in a radial direction as related to the longitudinal axis, project beyond the guide diameter; wherein the projections are bendable in at least one direction transverse to a longitudinal extension of the projections; and wherein the guide section is disposed at a first location on the carrier segment on the longitudinal axis, wherein the projections are disposed at a second location on the carrier segments on the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first location is not coextensive with the second location.