Driving tool and magazine for tandem-type push-on clips

A driving tool and magazine for push-on clips of the type adapted to be engaged on the post of a workpiece and arranged in tandem in a strip wherein each clip comprises an integral one-piece part of the next adjacent clip with a line of weakening therebetween, said tool comprising a body with a handle, a driver mounted in said body together with means to shift said driver between a normal retracted position and a clip applied position, said driver terminating in a tip means to engage the forwardmost clip of said strip, sever said forwardmost clip from said strip and drive said forwardmost clip on to its respective workpiece post, said driver tip having an axial bore to accommodate the post on which said forwardmost clip is to be driven, said body having a lower end, a guide body affixed to said lower end providing a drive track for said driver tip means, a clip feed means affixed to said guide body to advance said clip strip and locate the forwardmost clip of said strip in said drive track after each tool actuation, a removable magazine affixed to said tool and containing said clip strip in coil form, and said clip feed means comprising a housing, said housing comprising sides having upper and lower edges and being affixed to said guide body in parallel spaced relationship, a bottom plate affixed to and spanning said bottom edges of said sides and a cover plate affixed to and spanning said upper edges of said sides, a strip guide means mounted within said clip feed housing to form with said bottom plate a channel for said clip strip leading to said drive track, a feed cam pivotally mounted in said clip feed housing, a feed finger pivotally mounted on said feed cam and having an extension engagable with the forwardmost clip of said strip, means biasing said feed finger into engagement with said forwardmost clip of said strip, means biasing said feed cam and said feed finger toward said drive track to locate said forwardmost clip of said strip therein, means to shift said feed cam and said feed finger away from said drive track against the action of their respective biasing means when said driver is shifted from said normal retracted position to said clip applied position causing said feed finger to engage the next clip of said strip, and to release said feed cam upon return of said driver from said clip applied position to said normal retracted position, whereby said feed cam biasing means shifts said feed cam and feed finger toward said dirve track and said next clip, which is now said forwardmost clip, into said drive track.