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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
G. Lyle Habermehl, Gallatin, TN (US);
Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Gallatin, TN (US);
Troy D. Hale, Hendersonville, TN (US);
G. Lyle Habermehl, Gallatin, TN (US);
Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Gallatin, TN (US);
Troy D. Hale, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel workpiece engaging nose body for holding a screwstrip having screws held in a strap is provided. The workpiece engaging nose body includes a nose portion and a rear portion with the nose portion slidably mounted on the rear portion for movement rearwardly when the nose is urged into a workpiece to drive a screw. An exitway is defined between the nose portion and rear portion through which spent strap from which screws have been driven exit the nose body. On urging the nose body into the workpiece, the nose portion slides rearwardly to engage the strap in the exitway and move it rearwardly into engagement with the rear portion in the exitway. The strap is preferably 'pinched' in the exitway between the nose portion and rear portion to assist in locating a screw to be driven from the nose body.