Fastener, installation tool and related method of use

A fastener installation tool comprising:

• a feed mechanism adapted to feed collated fasteners along a collated fastener path;
• a nose assembly joined with the feed mechanism, the nose assembly including a guide joined with the nose assembly, the guide defining an angled bore having a longitudinal axis corresponding to a trajectory of a fastener from the collated fasteners rotated within the angled bore, the guide having a first opening into which the fastener enters the angled bore and a second opening from which the fastener exits the angled bore, the first opening being located adjacent the collated fastener path;
• an alignment projection extending downwardly from the guide a preselected distance and adapted to establish a preselected angle between the longitudinal axis of the bore and a board side surface at which the fastener is advanced into a board, the alignment projection including an inner engagement surface oppositely disposed from an outer engagement surface;
• a drive element adapted to rotate and advance the fastener through the angled bore;
• and
• a handle joined with the feed mechanism and adapted to transfer a first force that pushes the guide against the board,
• wherein in the drive element is separately and independently moveable relative to the feed mechanism so that the drive element moves toward the guide while the feed mechanism remains stationary relative to the guide.

A fastener installation tool comprising:

• a nose assembly configured to be joined with a driving tool having a rotating drive feature, the nose assembly defining a nose assembly opening, the nose assembly opening aligned with a collated fastener path along which collated fasteners travel, the nose assembly including an exterior surface facing the nose assembly opening;
• a guide joined with the nose assembly, the guide defining an angled bore adjacent and generally below the collated fastener path, the guide having a first opening into which an individual fastener from the collated fasteners enters the angled bore and a second opening from which the fastener exits the angled bore, the first opening being located adjacent the collated fastener path;
• a pocket element joined with the nose assembly, the pocket element including a side wall and a back wall joined with one another, the side wall being adjacent the collated fastener path and the exterior surface of the nose assembly, the back wall being transverse to the collated fastener path and obstructing the collated fastener path, the exterior surface of the nose assembly, the side wall and the back wall collectively forming a guide pocket that receives the individual fastener and aligns the individual fastener with the first opening;
• and
• a drive element adapted to engage and rotate the individual fasteners,
• wherein the nose assembly includes a magnetic element located adjacent the collated fastener path, the magnetic element exerting a magnetic force on the individual fastener so as to align a tip of the fastener with the first opening of the guide, and so that as the fastener is rotated and the fastener is rotationally constrained within the guide pocket and advanced toward a board, the fastener enters the first opening and subsequently the angled bore.