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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
National Nail Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Todd E. A. Schwartzkopf, Hudsonville, MI (US);
National Nail Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A clip fastener guide is provided including an upward opening funnel, a barrel and a guide base. The guide base can include a handle including a grasping surface configured so a user can grasp and manipulate the guide, and can define a guide recess disposed below the elongated barrel. A clip can include a clip base, a clip wall extending upward from the clip base, and a clip arm that extends from the clip wall over the clip base. The clip base can be disposed in the guide recess, and can define a fastener hole, the fastener hole aligned with the elongated barrel. The handle can be graspable by a user to impair rotation of the clip as the clip is installed relative to a workpiece. Related methods of use are provided.