Patent ID: 8579571

Claim:
A connecting fastener comprising: a plurality of fasteners; and a connecting member of synthetic resin connecting said plurality of fasteners, wherein said connecting member includes a ring-shaped portion attached to so as to encircle a shaft of each fastener and a connecting portion connected to the ring-shaped portion encircling adjacent fasteners, wherein when driving the fastener by a fastener driving tool, said ring-shaped portion is configured to be held over the shaft, and said connecting portion is configured to be broken, wherein said ring-shaped portion includes an upper ring-shaped segment, a lower ring-shaped segment and a connecting piece which integrally connects said upper and lower ring-shaped segments, wherein said connecting piece is connected to the ring-shaped portion at a location spaced from the connecting portion, wherein said connecting piece is physically spaced apart in its entirety from another connecting piece between adjacent fasteners before driving the fastener, wherein said connecting member is configured to be assembled by pressing a synthetic resin sheet and bending said sheet, wherein said connecting portion is offset from a line connecting centers of adjacent ring-shaped portions such that the connecting portion connects the adjacent ring-shaped portions only on one side of the line connecting centers of the adjacent ring-shaped portions, wherein said connecting portion includes an elongated bar-shaped portion having planar sides extending in the direction of the line connecting centers of the adjacent ring-shaped portions so that an end of the bar-shaped portion is configured to be connected to one ring-shaped portion and the other end of the bar-shaped portion is configured to be connected to another ring-shaped portion which is adjacent to and physically spaced from the one ring-shaped portion.