Patent ID: 7516841

Claim:
A fastener holder and a plurality of connecting fasteners which are held by the holder and adapted to be used in association with a power operated device said holder comprising: a first elongated body; and a second elongated body spaced from the first elongated body along a shank of each of the fasteners, each of the elongated bodies comprising: a plurality of fastener retaining parts, each of the retaining parts defining a first opening of a through hole that receives the shank of the respective fastener; a plurality of gripping parts, each supported by the respective retaining part and extending along the shank of the fastener and defining a second opening of the through hole; and a weakened part connecting the respective adjacent fastener retaining parts, wherein each of the gripping parts engages a greater length of the shank of the respective fastener than the respective fastener retaining part, and each of the gripping parts of the first elongated body and the respective gripping part on the second elongated body are physically separate and detached from each other before the fastener is driven into a member; and when the fastener is driven into the member by the power operated device, said retaining parts and the gripping parts are adapted to be compressed and remain on the shank of the fastener thereby providing a sealing effect and forming a washer.