Patent ID: 7618222

Claim:
A collated strip of fasteners comprising: a plurality of fasteners, each fastener having a head and an elongated shank extending outwardly therefrom; said fasteners being disposed aligned one with the other so that the heads are substantially aligned and the shanks are substantially aligned; at least a pair of wire members secured to the shanks of the aligned fasteners to form a connected strip of rigid fasteners; wherein a first of the wire members is secured on a first side of each of the shanks; and a second of the wire members is secured on a second and opposite side of each of the shanks of the fasteners; a third wire member being secured to the first side of the shanks of the fasteners and spaced a distance apart from the first wire member; wherein the first, second, and third wire members are welded to the shanks; and, wherein the second wire member is secured to the second side of the shanks and in a position disposed substantially intermediate the first and third wire members.