Side load magazine for a fastener driving tool

A magazine assembly carried by a tool frame for feeding fasteners into a drive track of a fastener driving tool comprising:

• a nosepiece assembly defining said drive track including a front nosepiece and a rear nosepiece pivotally connected together, said front nosepiece coupled to said tool frame;
• an elongated carrier coupled to said rear nosepiece to be in communication with said drive track;
• means for pivotally supporting said rear nosepiece and said elongated carrier about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said elongated carrier for movement between an operative position, a refill position and an unjam position;
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• means for feeding the fasteners one at a time into the drive track.

A magazine assembly carried by a tool frame for feeding fasteners into a drive track of a fastener driving tool having a first side and a second side comprising:

• an elongated carrier disposed to be in communication with said drive track for carrying fasteners;
• means for pivotally supporting said elongated carrier about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said elongated carrier, offset from said drive track for movement between an operative position and a refill position to allow fasteners to be loaded from the first side of the tool;
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• means for feeding fasteners one at a time into the drive track.

A fastener driving tool for driving fasteners into a workpiece comprising:

• a housing;
• a nosepiece assembly carried by said housing including a front nosepiece and a rear nosepiece pivotally connected together to form a drive track for movement between a first position and a second position;
• a fastener carrier in communication with said drive track for driving fasteners into the workpiece;
• means for advancing the fasteners toward said drive track;
• and
• means for latching said front and rear nosepieces together in said first position.