Patent ID: 8403139

Claim:
A collated rivet strip retaining a rivet having a rivet head, comprising: a rivet-driving strip having: a first driving surface and a second driving surface opposite the first driving surface; a button having a button diameter and protruding from the first driving surface and adapted to transfer impact to the rivet head; and a button recess defined by the second driving surface, the button recess being aligned with the button and adapted to receive the rivet head; and a rivet-aligning strip having: a first aligning surface coupled to the second driving surface and a second aligning surface opposite the first aligning surface; an aperture defined within the rivet-aligning strip and adapted to receive the rivet, the aperture having an aperture diameter; and a dimple disposed on the second aligning surface and having a dimple recess with a dimple recess diameter, wherein the dimple recess diameter is larger than the aperture diameter, wherein a portion of the dimple is detachable from the rivet-aligning strip to create a detached portion.