Connection structure of deckings
AssigneeMiyagawa Kasei Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorMitsuya Shirakawa
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Abstract
Deckings include an upward hook and a receptacle. The upward hook is inserted into the receptacle. The receptacle has an opening immediately below a sidewall upper end portion that is continuous with the upper surface of the decking. The space between the deckings is restrained by engaging a tip of the upward hook behind the sidewall upper end. A fixture is mounted on the connection of the deckings. A base plate of the fixture extends from the portion of the deckings below the upward hook to the portion of the deckings below the receptacle. The base plate is fixed to the decking by a male screw, whereby downward movement of the upward hook is restricted.
Claims8
A combination of a first decking member, a second decking member and a fixture that are adapted to be connected to each other, wherein:
- said first decking member has a first top surface with a first hole therethrough, a first side end, and a hook that protrudes laterally from said first side end and terminates in an upward directed tip;
- said second decking member has a second top surface with a second hole therethrough, a sidewall at a second side end of said second decking member, a receptacle therein, an opening provided in said sidewall so as to open into said receptacle and so as to leave an upper portion of said sidewall remaining continuous with said second top surface between said opening and said second top surface, wherein said opening and said receptacle are adapted to receive said hook reaching through said opening with said upward directed tip of said hook received in said receptacle adjacent a back surface of said upper portion of said sidewall facing said receptacle;
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- said fixture comprises a hollow first protrusion that has an open first end and a female screw threading provided on an inner surface of said hollow first protrusion and that is adapted to be inserted in one of said first and second holes, a second protrusion that is longer than said first protrusion and that is adapted to be inserted in another of said first and second holes other than said one of said first and second holes, a fixture base connected to and interconnecting said first and second protrusions, and a bolt that is adapted to extend into said one of said first and second holes and that has a male screw threading adapted to be screwed through said open first end into engagement with said female screw threading of said hollow first protrusion.
A combination of a first decking member, a second decking member and a fixture that are adapted to be connected to each other, wherein:
- said first decking member has a first top surface with a first hole therethrough, a first side end, and a hook that protrudes laterally from said first side end and terminates in an upward directed tip;
- said second decking member has a second top surface with a second hole therethrough, a sidewall at a second side end of said decking member, a receptacle therein, an opening provided in said sidewall so as to open into said receptacle and so as to leave an upper portion of said sidewall remaining continuous with said second top surface between said opening and said second top surface, wherein said opening and said receptacle are adapted to receive said hook reaching through said opening with said upward directed tip of said hook received in said receptacle adjacent a back surface of said upper portion of said sidewall facing said receptacle;
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- said fixture comprises a hollow first protrusion that has an open first end and a female screw threading provided on an inner surface of said hollow first protrusion and that is adapted to be inserted in one of said first and second holes, a second protrusion that is adapted to be inserted in another of said first and second holes other than said one of said first and second holes, a fixture base connected to and interconnecting said first and second protrusions, and a bolt that is adapted to extend into said one of said first and second holes and that has a male screw threading adapted to be screwed through said open first end into engagement with said female screw threading of said hollow first protrusion, and wherein said second protrusion is not provided with a screw threading and is not adapted to be engaged by said bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.