Connector insertion tool

A connector insertion tool for connecting two structural members to each other, with connectors having a cranked stem and a spike at each end, comprising:

• a first positioning holder for supporting a first spiked end of a connector of the type having a cranked stem and first and second spiked ends, in a first position in which the first spiked end is not in a position for being driven into a first structural member, and said first positioning holder movable to a second position in which the first spiked end is positioned in a position for being driven into the first structural member, and the second spiked end is positioned substantially perpendicular to a second structural member abutting the first structural member;
• a second positioning holder disposed parallel to said first positioning holder for supporting a first spiked end of a connector of the type having a cranked stem and first and second spiked ends, in a first position in which the spiked end is not in a position for being driven into said first structural member, and said second positioning holder being movable to a second position in which the first spiked end is positioned in a position for being driven into the first structural member on a side of the tool opposite the connector supported by said first positioning holder, and the second spiked end is positioned substantially perpendicular to a second structural member abutting the first structural member;
• a first drive member movable from a first position to a second position for driving the first spiked ends into the first structural member when said first spiked ends are positioned for being driven thereinto, and said first drive member is positioned for driving the first spiked end of a connector supported by said first positioning holder and the first spiked end of a connector supported by said second positioning holder substantially simultaneously;
• a second drive member movable from a first position to a second position for driving the second spiked ends into the second structural member when said second spiked ends are positioned for being driven thereinto, and said second drive member is positioned for driving the second spiked end of a connector supported by said first positioning holder and the second spiked end of a connector supported by said second positioning holder substantially simultaneously;
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• a drive mechanism for moving the first drive member between said first and second position, and for moving the second drive member between said first and second position, whereby when said first spiked ends are driven into said first structural member and second spiked ends are driven into said second structural member, the structural members are secured together.