Patent ID: 8480500

Claim:
A method for making a heel-less nail, the method comprising the steps of: providing a die configured for cold forming, the die having a first and a second gripper, the first gripper configured with a first cavity complimentary to a portion of a nail shank and a first cavity complimentary to a portion of an nail gusset, the second gripper configured with a second cavity complimentary to second portion of the nail shank and a second cavity complimentary to second portion of the nail gusset, wherein the second cavity complimentary to the second portion of the nail gusset and the second cavity complimentary to the second portion of the nail shank have a region of collinearity along a plane defined by a surface of the second gripper; inserting a wire into the die, the wire having an exposed end; prebending the wire to create a precise pre-bent form using a first roller; and forming the nail gusset, and a round nail head using a second pressure roller.