Separator for rivet elements and rivet cassette

A rivet cassette for the storing of rivet elements comprising:

• a rivet store configured to store rivet elements,
• a rivet element exit, and
• a separator for rivet elements, wherein the separator comprises:
• an entrance and an exit for the rivet elements to be separated and
• a guide extending along a center line from the entrance to the exit, through which the rivet elements can be delivered along a delivery direction,
• wherein the separator comprises a first blocking element and a second blocking element spaced apart from the first blocking element along the center line,
• wherein the first blocking element and the second blocking element are movable independently of each other between a blocking position blocking the guide for a rivet element and a releasing position releasing the guide for a rivet element,
• wherein at least one blocking element of the first blocking element and the second blocking element is arranged such that the direction of movement of the at least one blocking element is oriented at a slant to the delivery direction of the rivet elements.