Collated rebar clip

A fastener assembly for tying a first rebar extending in a first direction to an underlying second rebar extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the fastener assembly comprising:

• a plurality of plastic clips arranged serially in end-to-end relation, each clip having a unitary body with a top portion, a first longitudinal side wall, a second longitudinal side wall longitudinally spaced from the first longitudinal side wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall laterally spaced from the first lateral side wall, the top portion having a generally downwardly extending periphery, the side walls extending downwardly from the periphery of the top portion;
• a first channel passing through the longitudinal side walls and extending between the lateral side walls, the first channel having an open lower end, a closed upper end, and a width allowing the first rebar to be closely positioned therein;
• a second channel passing through the lateral side walls and extending between the longitudinal side walls, the lateral side walls having an open lower end, a closed upper end, and a width allowing the second rebar to be closely positioned therein, the lower ends of the lateral side walls forming a constriction in the second channel to define a gap narrower than the width of the second channel;
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• a flexible severable carrier extending longitudinally from the clip at one end of the serially-arranged clips to the clip at the other end of the serially-arranged clips, the carrier being attached to and extending longitudinally along a lateral peripheral face of the top portion of each clip, the lateral peripheral face including a groove, the carrier being at least partially disposed within and extending along the groove, wherein the top portion has at least one projection extending into the groove to engage the carrier and hold the carrier within the groove, whereby an individual clip may be detached from the other clips of the fastener assembly when the first rebar and the second rebar are tied together.