The article is a holder for a nail or pin fastener, typically provided in a strip and used to feed a series of such fasteners to a powder-actuated or pneumatic nail driving tool, and is typically made from molded plastic.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a nail holder for use with nail driving tools;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a nail holder strip for use with nail driving tools; and,

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1 and an enlarged side view of FIG. 2 looking in the direction of line 3—3 therein.

The broken line showing of environmental structure in FIG. 2 of the drawing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for nail holder and nail holder strip for use with nail driving tools, as shown and described.

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Section F — Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons

F16B15/08

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D08/70

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D472783-S	S1	8 Apr 2003	21 Aug 2000	granted	Nail holder and nail holder strip for use with nail driving tools

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-144560-S	S	25 Jul 2001	13 Dec 2000	published	An array of nail holders

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