Under deck fastening system
OwnerBrian Keith Orchardinventor
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Abstract
A deck fastening system includes an underdeck elongated fastening clip. Such clip is in the form of an elongated metallic sheet of a predetermined width. The clip has a profile defined by a fastening flange, and a depending facia projecting at right angles to the fastening flange from the leading edge thereof, which terminates in an intersecting valley. An angularly upwardly-extending track projects from the intersecting valley at the lower end of the depending facia. A washer flange extends outwardly from the leading edge of the angularly-upwardly-extending track.
Claims8
A clip for fastening an underface of a deck plank to an upperface of a joist, the clip comprising an elongated metallic sheet of a predetermined width, said clip having a profile defined by:
- a fastening flange having a leading edge;
- a depending facia having an upper end attached to the fastening flange and a lower end, said facia projecting at a right angle to said fastening flange from the leading edge thereof and terminating in an intersecting valley at said lower end;
- an angularly-upwardly-extending track having a leading edge, said angularly-upwardly-extending track projecting from said intersecting valley at the lower end of said depending facia;
- and a washer flange extending outwardly from the leading edge of said angularly-upwardly-extending track, the clip further comprising, connecting means for connecting the fastening flange to the upper face of the joist;
- and attachment means for attaching the angularly-upwardly-extending track to the underface of the deck plank.
A deck fastening system for securing a lower face of a deck plank to an upper face of a joist comprising:
- an elongated joist;
- and a pair of elongated underdeck fastening clips secured thereto in edge-to-edge abutting relation and along opposite parallel side faces of said elongated joist, each of said elongated underdeck fastening clips comprising an elongated metallic sheet of a predetermined width, each of the clips having a profile defined by a fastening flange having a leading edge, a depending facia having an upper end attached to the fastening flange and a lower end, the facia projecting at a right angle to said fastening flange from the leading edge thereof, and terminating in an intersecting valley at said lower end;
- an angularly-upwardly-extending track having a leading edge, the angularly-upwardly-extending track projecting from said intersecting valley at the lower end of said depending facia;
- and a washer flange extending from the leading edge of said angularly-upwardly-extending track;
- said fastening flanges being secured to an upper face of said joist, and said tracks being adapted to be secured to the underface of the deck plank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.