# US 2022/0025919 A1 · Winged fastener, building construction utilizing a winged fastener and method of use of a winged fastener > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0025919 A1 - Document ID: US20220025919A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/934,702 - Filed: 2020-07-21 - Published: 2022-01-27 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-21 - Assignees: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC - Applicants: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC - Inventors: G. Matt Krause - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220025919A1 ## CPC - F16B 25/0089: {the screw having wings} - F16B 35/06: Specially-shaped heads (special shape in order to rotate the bolt F16B23/00 {; separate hook adaptors for bolts F16B43/025}) - E04B 1/388: {Separate connecting elements (Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48)} - E04F 13/0837: {extending completely through the covering elements} - F16B 25/103: {by means of a drilling screw-point, i.e. with a cutting and material removing action} - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) ## Abstract A winged fastener includes a head, a shaft, and a plurality of wings, and other configurations with a single wing. The head disposed at a first end of the winged fastener. The shaft is coupled to the head and extends to a second end of the winged fastener, the shaft including a threaded portion that is disposed between the head and the second end of the winged fastener. The plurality of wings coupled to the shaft and disposed between the threaded portion and the second end of the winged fastener, a width of the plurality of wings being greater than a width of the threaded portion. A building construction is likewise shown, as is a method of using a winged fastener to couple portions of a building construction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A winged fastener, comprising: a head disposed at a first end of the winged fastener; a shaft that is coupled to the head and extends to a second end of the winged fastener, the shaft including a threaded portion that is disposed between the head and the second end of the winged fastener; and a plurality of wings coupled to the shaft and disposed between the threaded portion and the second end of the winged fastener, a width of the plurality of wings being greater than a width of the threaded portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the winged fastener includes a self-tapping end disposed at the second end of the winged fastener. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wings are coupled substantially to opposite sides of the shaft. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the head is one of a hex head and a round head including a screw drive. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The winged fastener according to claim 4, wherein the hex head includes a screw drive. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the screw drive is a Phillips drive. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wings include a tapered edge proximate to the threaded portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wings are disposed proximate to the threaded portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the head has an approximate width of 0.375 inches, the shaft has an approximate length of 1.250 inches and an approximate width of 0.250 inches. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of wings have an approximate width of 0.063 inches. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, wherein the head includes a washered portion integrated with the head. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The winged fastener according to claim 1, further comprising a washer distinct from the winged fastener and loosely coupled to the shaft, such that the washer can move freely on the shaft. ### Claim 13 A building construction comprising: a polymer bracket having a central body, a first wall and a second wall, the first wall extending from a distal end of the central body and the second wall extending from a proximal end of the central body; a first wall support positioned on an inner surface of the first wall; a substrate having an outer surface, with the second wall of the polymer bracket being coupled thereto; a cladding positioned over an outside wall of the first wall of the polymer, thereby sandwiching the first wall of the polymer bracket between the cladding and the first wall support; a winged fastener extending through an opening in each of the cladding, the first wall and the first wall support, wherein the opening in the first wall and the first wall support was formed by the winged fastener, and the opening in the first wall is larger than that of the first wall support, with the fastener threaded into the opening of the first wall support. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The building construction of claim 13 wherein the winged fastener is spaced apart from the first wall defining the opening. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The building construction of claim 13 wherein the opening in the cladding is formed by the winged fastener, and the opening in the cladding is larger than that of the first wall support. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The building construction of claim 13 wherein the winged fastener includes a head, and wherein the head remains outside of the opening of the first wall of the polymer bracket. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The building construction of claim 16 wherein the head remains outside of the opening of the cladding. ### Claim 18 A method of forming a building construction comprising the steps of: providing a polymer bracket having a central body, a first wall and a second wall; positioning a first wall support on an inside of the first wall; positioning a cladding on an outside of the first wall, to, in turn, sandwich the polymer bracket between the cladding and the first wall support; providing a winged fastener, the winged fastener having a head, a threaded portion, at least one wing extending from a shaft thereof and a self drilling portion opposite the head; directing the winged fastener through an opening of the cladding; directing the winged fastener into contact with the first wall of the polymer bracket; forming an opening in the first wall of the polymer bracket with the winged fastener; enlarging the opening with the at least one wing of the winged fastener; directing the winged fastener into the first wall support; forming an opening in the first wall support; breaking off the at least one wing by the wall support, as the at least one wing comes into contact with the first wall support so that the opening in the first wall support is smaller than that of the first wall; and threading the threaded portion of the winged fastener into the first wall support. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of forming an opening in the cladding by the winged fastener, prior to the step of directing the winged fastener through an opening of the cladding.