Method for making a gangable composite clip for attaching decking

A method of making a gangable composite clip, comprising the steps of:

• a) placing a metal plate into a stamping machine;
• b) stamping the metal plate to form a plurality of top of the clips;
• c) stamping a plurality of bonding through bores into each of the plurality of tops, wherein each bonding through bore has a lower portion communicating with an upper portion, and wherein the upper portion of each bonding through bore in the tops is wider than the lower portion of an associated bonding through bore in the tops;
• d) inserting the plurality of the tops into an injection molding machine;
• e) injecting plastic material or equivalent into the injection molding machine to form a plurality of bottoms of the clips;
• f) causing the plastic material or equivalent to flow into, and engage, the plurality of bonding through bores in the plurality of tops, respectively;
• g) capturing the plastic material or equivalent into a plurality of the upper portions of the plurality of bonding through bores, respectively, so as to allow the plastic material or equivalent to flow through the lower portion of an associated bonding through bore in the tops and captively engage in the upper portion of the associated bonding through bore in the tops so as to permanently attach the tops in direct intimate contact to the bottoms, respectively, and form gangable composite clips without a need for any other means to attach the bottoms to the tops, respectively;
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• h) forming a string of individual clips as one strip that is ready to be cut during installation with a pneumatic nailer or by hand when using pre-installed screws.