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US 9,868,147 B2Granted
Method of making composite deck clips
AssigneeSimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
InventorKevin Wadsworth
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Abstract
A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
Claims12
A method of making a decking clip comprising:
- forming a top member from an exterior grade metal, the top member having a top member central aperture and a plurality of bonding through bores positioned away from the top member central aperture and the top member defining a top member outer perimeter;
- forming a bottom member from a plastic material, the bottom member having a transverse portion with an upper surface, a perpendicular upright portion, a central bore passing through the transverse portion and the perpendicular upright portion, and a plurality of mounting posts which extend from the upper surface of the transverse portion of the bottom member which are spaced away from the central bore wherein the transverse portion defines a transverse member outer perimeter;
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- engaging the bottom member and the top member wherein each individual mounting post of the plurality of mounting posts passes through a corresponding bonding through bore of the plurality of bonding through bores in the top member to secure the bottom member to the top member,
- wherein the top member outer perimeter is no greater than the transverse member outer perimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.