Patent ID: 7198446

Claim:
A connected fastener comprising a plurality of fasteners supported in parallel with an arrangement pitch by a combination band; wherein the combination band is made either of a paper or a resin having an adhesive layer; wherein the adhesive layer of the combination band is bonded to at least one surface of the fasteners at least at any of an upper part, a middle part or a lower part of the fasteners that are disposed in parallel; wherein the combination band is provided with a plurality of separation facilitators for facilitating separation of the fasteners, the separation facilitators extend from an upper part of a subsequent fastener toward a lower part of a preceding fastener, and the separation facilitators are formed with a distance between each pair of adjacent separation facilitators that is smaller than the arrangement pitch of the fasteners; wherein each of the separation facilitators is selected from the group consisting of: a slit formed in the adhesive layer; a thin part formed in the adhesive layer; perforations formed in the adhesive layer; or a v-shaped notch formed in an upper end rim part of the combination band and has a forward side extending coaxially with the fastener and a backward side having an inclination angle of 3 to 6 degrees with respect to an axial direction of the fastener.