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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Tim Gamble, Viewbank, AU;
Andrew Crawford, Hoppers Crossing, AU;
Fred Blochlinger, Mt. Eliza, AU;
Cetram Pty Limited, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
An adaptor () for a fastening tool () having an attachment portion () for coupling the adaptor () to the fastening tool and a support () for coupling a mounting bracket () to the adaptor (), arranged so as to hold the mounting bracket () relative to a substrate and allow a fastener from the tool to be driven through the mounting bracket to secure the mounting bracket to the substrate (). A holder for holding an item to facilitate attachment of said item to a substrate by a fastener, wherein the holder magnetically retains the item in a position to receive the fastener from a fastener tool. A method of securing a mounting bracket to a substrate including the steps of coupling the mounting bracket () to an adaptor () which is arranged so as to hold the mounting bracket relative to a fastening tool (), supporting the mounting bracket in position relative to the substrate (), and operating the tool to drive a fastener through a mounting portion of the mounting bracket to secure the mounting bracket to the substrate.