Tack holder and setting tool

Claim 1

A NEW ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) AN ELONGATED RESILIENT TUBULAR HOLDER AND APPLICATOR STRUCTURE HAVING A GENERALLY STRAIGHT BORE AND AN ELONGATE NARROW SLIT EXTENDING LENGTHWISW ALONG SAID BORE AND COMPLETELY THROUGH ONE END OF THE HOLDER, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE DISCHARGE END THEREOF, (B) A PLURALITY OF TRACKS DISPOSED IN A ROW ALONG SAID STRUCTURE AND CARRIED THEREBY WITH THEIR HEADS OUTSIDE THE STRUCTURE, SAID TRACKS HAVING SHANKS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SAID SLIT AND FRICTIONALLY GRIPPED BY THE EDGES THEREOF TO RELEASABLY RETAIN THE TRACKS ON THE STRUCTURE, (C) THE OTHER END OF THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE HAVING AN EDGE DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE LENGTHWISE DIMENSION OF THE HOLDER, AND INCLUDING A HOLLOW BOTTOM WALL PORTION CONSTITUTING A PARTIAL CONTINUATION OF THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND WHICH IS LOCATED OBLIQUELY OPPOSITE THE SAID SLIT, SAID BOTTOM WALL PORTION PROJECTING AXIALLY BEYOND THE REMAINDER OF THE STRUCTURE TO CONSTITUTE A HOLLOW PRESS-DOWN TOOL FOR RECEIVING TACK HEADS PARTIALLY IN THE BORE OF THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND FOR FORCING TACKS INTO FINAL POSITION IN A SUPPORTING SURFACE, (D) SAID TUBULAR STRUCTURE HAVING AT SAID ONE END A SLITTED TOP WALL PORTION WHICH CONSTITUTES A PARTIAL CONTINUATION OF THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND WHICH PROJECTS AXIALLY BEYOND THE REMAINDER OF THE STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTES A DISAPENSER AND PLACEMENT DEVICE FOR TEMPRARILY SETTING TRACKS IN PLACE AND IN INITIAL POSITION ON A SUPPORTING SURFACE BY DIRECT FINGER PRESSURE, (E) SAID ONE END HAVING AN EDGE WIHICH IS ALOS DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE LENGTHWISE DIMENSION OF THE HOLDER AND AWHICH EFFECTS THE SAID AXIAL PROJECTION OF THE SLITTED TOP WALL PORTION, SAID ANGLED DISPOSITION OF THE EDGE OF SAID ONE END RESULTING IN A CLEARANCE BY WHICH SAID LITTED TOP WALL PORTION MAY BE BROUHT CLOSE TO A SURFACE TO WHICH A TACK IS TO BE APPLIED.