Tension fed fastener installation tool and related methods of use

A method of installing a fastener comprising:

• pulling on a strip at a first location downstream of a guide defining a bore, the strip including a plurality of fasteners, the strip engaged at a leading end thereof with a hook projecting past at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the strip;
• and
• sequentially advancing the plurality of fasteners through the bore and into a work piece with a drive element that extends through the strip while rotating,
• wherein a feeder element is joined with the hook,
• wherein the feeder element and the hook move with the strip, farther and farther away from the guide with each succeeding fastener advanced from the plurality of fasteners,
• wherein the strip is pulled with the hook as the hook moves along and adjacent a surface of a frame.

A method of installing a fastener comprising:

• pulling on a strip of fasteners downstream of a guide defining a bore with a spring that extends along a frame, the strip including a plurality of fasteners, the strip engaged at a leading end thereof with a hook placed in a notch defined along a side edge of the strip;
• and
• sequentially advancing the plurality of fasteners through the bore and into a work piece with a drive element that extends through the strip while rotating,
• wherein the hook moves with the strip farther and farther away from the guide with each succeeding fastener advanced from the plurality of fasteners.