Heavy duty anchor for deck boards and the like
AssigneesB. P. Fishburne, Jr., Marlin G. Wilson
InventorPaul A. Braginetz
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An anchor for deck boards resting on a truss includes a deck board hold-down element, a truss-engaging resistance element and a threaded adjustable connector between the hold-down element and the resistance element.
Claims11
A deck board anchor for deck boards having substantially abutting end portions resting on a truss beneath the deck boards comprising a deck board hold-down means adapted to positively engage the top faces of deck board end portions, a resistance means adapted to positively engage a truss supporting deck boards, a threaded adjustable connector means between said hold-down means and said resistance means and being operable to cause the hold-down means and resistance means to simultaneously exert forces on the deck boards and truss supporting deck boards to draw such elements together in anchored relationship, said deck board hold-down means comprising a strap means adapted to span deck board end portions transversely and having descending elements at the opposite ends thereof, said threaded adjustable connector means being positively engaged with said descending elements, said descending elements comprising spaced descending arms adapted to straddle a truss supporting deck boards, and said threaded adjustable connector means including spaced pairs of connector elements positively engaged with said arms.
A deck board anchor for deck boards having substantially abutting end portions resting on a truss beneath the deck boards comprising a deck board hold-down means adapted to positively engage the top faces of deck board end portions, a resistance means adapted to positively engage a truss supporting deck boards, a threaded adjustable connector means between said hold-down means and said resistance means and being operable to cause the hold-down means and resistance means to simultaneously exert forces on deck boards and a truss supporting deck boards to draw such elements together in anchored relationship, said deck board hold-down means including bolt heads bearing on the top surfaces of deck board end portions, and said threaded adjustable connector means comprising pairs of threaded bolt shanks adapted to straddle a truss supporting deck boards.
A deck board anchor for deck boards having substantially abutting end portions resting on a truss beneath the deck boards comprising a deck board hold-down means adapted to positively engage the top faces of deck board end portions, a resistance means adapted to positively engage a truss supporting deck boards, a threaded adjustable connector means between said hold-down means and said resistance means and being operable to cause the hold-down means and resistance means to simultaneously exert forces on deck boards and a truss supporting deck boards to draw such elements together in anchored relationship, said deck board hold-down means comprising a hold-down strap adapted to be placed over substantially abutting deck board end portions and having descending end portions terminating in knuckles, said threaded adjustable connector means comprising a pair of inverted generally U-shaped connectors having arms adapted to straddle a truss supporting deck boards and having bight portions seated in said knuckles, and said resistance means comprising a pair of apertured resistance plates adapted to lie beneath a truss supporting deck boards and receiving said arms through the apertures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.