Patent ID: 7506789

Claim:
A combination fastening device and continuous feed cap mechanism comprising, a fastening device, having a fastener driving location, magazine means for holding a plurality of fasteners and advancing the same to the fastener driving location as fasteners are driven and means for manually actuating the fastener driving device to drive a fastener at the fastener driving location into a work piece upon engagement of the actuating means with the work piece; and a continuous cap feed mechanism including a housing, a coiled strip of interconnected caps contained in said housing and means for removably mounting said housing on said fastener driving device; said housing including a passage way for guiding the strip of caps from the coil to a position adjacent to and beneath the fastener driving location of said fastener driving device and means in said housing for advancing the leading cap on said strip from said passage to said position adjacent and beneath the fastener driving location of said fastening device after the fastening device has been operated to drive a prior fastener and as the housing and fastener driving device are moved away from the work piece; and said means for advancing the leading cap including driver means acting independently of said means for actuating the fastener driving device for causing the advancing means to advance said leading cap as the fastener device is moved away from the work piece.