Fastener for securing a structural component to a carpet pad

A fastener for securing a structural component of a first predetermined thickness to a carpet pad having a second predetermined thickness, the fastener comprising:

• an elongated threaded portion having a length less than the predetermined thickness of the carpet pad and being defined by a central shank and a thread formed on the shank;
• the shank including a cylindrical body and a tapered penetrating point extending longitudinally from the body, the cylindrical body defining a minor diameter;
• the thread including a constant diameter section along the cylindrical body and a tapered section along the tapered penetrating point, the constant diameter section defining a major diameter that is more than about double the minor diameter;
• the thread defining a pitch greater than the cross-sectional thickness of the thread along the shank so that the cylindrical shank is exposed within each pitch of the thread;
• a neck collinear with the shank and having a length adapted to correspond to the thickness of the structural component to be fastened to the carpet pad, the neck including a diameter greater than the diameter of the shank and less than the diameter of the thread;
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• a head collinear with the shank and including a diameter greater than the diameter of the neck, and a distal face provided with a recess adapted to receive a tool for rotating the fastener into the carpet pad.