upon itself and to travel through the needle assembly 21 to attach the fastener 10 fig3 to an article the fastener stock 16 is fed from a supply such as the storage reel 17 as indicated by arrow m the notches 25 fig1 3 along the side members 18 1 and 18 2 are engaged in a forward direction by the feed mechanism 27 the feed mechanism 27 consists of the linearly moving fingers 26 that engage the notches 25 fig1 3 similarly the fastener stock 16 is urged in the forward direction by the feed mechanism 27 the fastener stock 16 is then fed to the needle assembly 21 of the fastener dispensing system which is depicted as a hand tool 11 in fig4 the individual fasteners 10 fig3 are severed from the fastener stock 16 at the cut locations 22 fig1 and 2 along the side members 18 1 and 18 2 the notches 25 fig1 3 assist in determining the cut locations 22 fig1 and 2 for the individual fasteners 10 fig3 typically the cut locations 22 fig1 and 2 will be around the notches fig1 3 and approximately centered between the cross pieces 13 once cut the fastener 10 fig3 is inserted into the article by the needle assembly 11 in addition to the hand tool 11 the fastener stock 16 may be utilized by any complimentary fastener dispensing system such as a variable needle stapling assembly in addition to the feed.