Boards comprising an array of marks to facilitate attachment
AssigneeHuber Engineered Woods LLC
InventorsThomas L. Schuman, Katie Shea Gagnon, Robert Stephen Potter, Roger William Latterell
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Abstract
A board is provided that includes a pattern to facilitate attachment of the board to a frame structure. The pattern comprises a first array of marks disposed along a first imaginary line; a second array of marks disposed along a second imaginary line, said first and second imaginary lines being spaced a first predetermined distance apart; and a third array of marks disposed along a third imaginary line, said first and third imaginary lines being spaced a second predetermined distance apart. The board may be used in a variety of construction applications, where the pattern facilitates the quick attachment of the board to an underlying frame.
Claims12
A sheet of material with a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the leading and trailing edges are parallel, comprising:
- a first array having a plurality of rows, each row comprising a plurality of fastener markings, wherein each row is spaced apart from one another at a first distance, wherein a first row of the first array is spaced from the leading edge by a second distance, and wherein the first distance is substantially equal to the second distance;
- a second array having a plurality of rows, each row comprising a plurality of fastener markings, wherein each row is spaced apart from one another at a third distance, wherein a first row of the second array is spaced from the leading edge by a fourth distance, wherein the third distance is substantially equal to the fourth distance, and wherein the third distance is different than the first distance;
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- a third array having a plurality of rows, each row comprising a plurality of fastener markings, wherein each row is spaced apart from one another at a fifth distance, wherein a first row of the third array is spaced from the leading edge by a sixth distance, wherein the fifth distance is substantially equal to the sixth distance, and wherein the fifth distance is different than the first and third distances.
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