Collating system for conveyor belt rivets and method

A collating system for rivets is provided that includes a rivet holder for supporting rivets in a predetermined pattern. In one form, the rivet holder includes a body having cavities for supporting the rivets therein. The rivet holder body includes a top plate member and a bottom plate member. The rivet holder has drive heads connected to the top plate member via frangible portions and the bottom plate member has retaining webs disposed below the drive heads. The top and bottom plates are secured together to capture heads of the rivets between the drive heads and retaining webs. The drive heads may be driven downward to drive the rivet heads from the rivet holder and into bores of a guide block with the retaining webs flexing to release the rivet head from the lower bottom plate member. A method of using the rivet collating system is also disclosed. 提供用于铆钉的整理系统，其包括用于以预定的排列支撑铆钉的铆钉保持器。在种形式中，铆钉保持器包括主体，所述主体具有用于将铆钉支撑在其内的空腔。铆钉保持器主体包括顶板构件和底板构件。铆钉保持器具有通过易断部分连接到顶板构件的驱动头，并且底板构件具有设置在驱动头下方的固持腹板。顶板和底板被固定到起，用于将铆钉的头部捕获在驱动头和