Fastening Assembly for Decking
AssigneeDeck Claw Pty Ltd
InventorAllan HOLLAND
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Abstract
A fastening assembly for decking having a plurality of joists with planks positioned on the joists includes a spacer for positioning on a joist between adjacent planks, the spacer having a predetermined overall thickness so that the spacer serves to maintain a desired spacing between the planks. The fastening assembly includes at least one gripping member, the gripping member including opposed arms and a web that interconnects the arms, with the spacer being receivable between the arms, the spacer and the arms being configured so that when the spacer is received between the arms, the arms are driven away from each other so that free ends of the arms bear against respective adjacent sides of said adjacent planks to secure the planks to the spacer.
Claims20
A fastening assembly for decking having a plurality of joists with planks positioned on the joists, the fastening assembly comprising:
- a spacer for positioning on a joist between adjacent planks, the spacer having a predetermined overall thickness so that the spacer serves to maintain a desired spacing between the planks;
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- at least one gripping member, the gripping member including opposed arms and a web that interconnects the arms, with the spacer being receivable between the arms, the spacer and the arms being configured so that when the spacer is received between the arms, the arms are driven away from each other so that free ends of the arms bear against respective adjacent sides of said adjacent planks to secure the planks to the spacer.
A decking assembly that comprises:
- a series of spaced joists;
- a series of decking planks positioned, side-by-side on the joists, transversely with respect to the joists;
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- a plurality of fastening assemblies interposed between the decking planks, each fastening assembly comprising:
- a spacer for positioning on one of the joists between adjacent planks, the spacer having a predetermined overall thickness so that the spacer serves to maintain a desired spacing between the planks;
- and
- at least one gripping member, the gripping member including opposed arms and a web that interconnects the arms, with the spacer being receivable between the arms, the spacer and the arms being configured so that when the spacer is received between the arms, the arms are driven away from each other so that free ends of the arms bear against respective adjacent sides of said adjacent planks to secure the planks to the spacer.
A method of assembling decking having a plurality of joists with planks positioned on the joists, with a fastening assembly that comprises a spacer for positioning on a joist between adjacent planks, the spacer having a predetermined overall thickness so that the spacer serves to maintain a desired spacing between the planks, and at least one gripping member including opposed arms and a web that interconnects the arms, with the spacer being receivable between the arms, the spacer and the arms being configured so that when the spacer is received between the arms, the arms are driven away from each other so that free ends of the arms bear against respective adjacent sides of said adjacent planks to secure the planks to the spacer, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning at least two decking planks on a set of joists;
- positioning the spacer between the planks to set a spacing between the decking planks;
- and
- driving the gripping member towards the joist so that the spacer is received between the arms and the arms are driven away from each other to bear against respective adjacent sides of said adjacent planks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.