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US 6,318,943 B2Granted
V type nail
OwnerBarry James Joyceinventor
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Abstract
A V type nail has two side portions, at least a part of each side portion being outwardly tapered from the driven end to the leading or cutting edge thereof so as to act on woodwork or other suitable material as it is driven therein at a joint and thus obtain and maintain a tight joint.
Claims9
A nail for joining frame members, said nail comprising:
- a first side portion having an outer part and an inner part;
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- a second side portion having an outer part and an inner part,
- wherein the inner part of said first side portion and the inner part of said second side portion meet at a first junction and are inclined to one another, generally forming a V shape, the V shape defining an interior space that is partially enclosed by the V and an exterior space that is outside of the V,
- wherein each of said first side portion and said second side portion has an inside surface along the interior space defined by the V and an outside surface along the exterior space,
- wherein the inner part and the outer part of said first side portion meet at a second junction,
- wherein the inner part and the outer part of said second side portion meet at a third junction,
- wherein the inside surfaces of the inner part and the outer part of said first side portion form an angle of less than 180 degrees, and
- wherein the inside surfaces of the inner part and the outer part of said second side portion form an angle of less than 180 degrees.
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