Fastening clip
OwnerJuergen W. Partridgeinventor
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Abstract
A fastening clip for use in wooden deck construction and the like comprises a rectangular strip of galvanized steel having a stamped-out central portion forming a perpendicular shank terminating in a parallel arrowhead-like end for piercing the edge of a wooden plank. Nailing or screwing holes are provided in the strip on either side of stamped-out portion.
Claims6
A fastening clip and wooden plank assembly comprising a metal strip having predetermined thickness and having a central portion thereof stamped out to protrude on one side and shaped to form a shank perpendicular to the metal strip and terminating in a tapered arrowhead-like portion parallel to the metal strip for piercing and engaging an edge of a first wooden plank, wherein the portion of said metal strip projecting beyond the edge of said wooden plank on one side of said shank engages the underside of an edgewise contiguous second wooden plank anchored to a plurality of supporting joists running crosswise underneath said first and second wooden planks, thereby preventing said first wooden plank from curling upwardly along said edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.