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US 2026/0110318 A1Published application
Enhanced visibility fastener
AssigneeDeluge Enterprises, LLC
InventorJames Michael Rains
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Abstract
A fastener has enhanced visibility by a fluorescent material coating applied to recessed surfaces formed in a strike surface of the head of the fastener. The fluorescent material coating on the recessed surface is protected by the raised strike surface of the fastener from being impacted by a tool and worn or chipped from the fastener. The fluorescent material of the coating will fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet radiation light thereby enhancing the visibility of the fastener.
Claims20
A nail comprising:
- a shank having a length with opposite first and second ends;
- a point on the first end of the shank;
- a head on the second end of the shank;
- a strike surface on the head;
- a recess on the strike surface, the recess extending into the head from the strike surface to a recessed surface inside the recess and inside the head;
- and
- a coating adhered to the recessed surface.
4 more elements
A nail comprising:
- a shank having a length with opposite first and second ends;
- a point on the first end of the shank;
- a head on the second end of the shank;
- a raised surface on the head, the raised surface being configured for being struck by a striking tool;
- a recessed surface on the head, the recessed surface being positioned relative to the head below the raised surface;
- a coating layer on the recessed surface, the raised surface being positioned relative to the head above the coating layer on the recessed surface and shielding the coating layer on the recessed surface from being struck by a striking tool striking the head.
3 more elements
A method of enhancing visibility of a nail comprising:
- adhering a coating on a recessed surface in a strike surface on the head of the nail;
- and
- the coating adhered to the recessed surface is a fluorescent material adhered to the recessed surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.