Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080263984 | Plug finishing system and tool therefor - A plug finishing system involves forming a counterbore in a cover board above the head of a fastener as it is driven by a specially constructed driver. A plug, which is dimensioned for the counterbore and has a reduced portion, is inserted into the counterbore and positioned so that its exterior surface is co-planar with the exterior surface of the cover board. | 10-30-2008 |
20100098482 | Compression pin fastener - A construction panel includes a compressible construction sheet having opposed first and second sides. A first tubing has a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligned openings disposed at the first side. A second tubing is disposed at the second side in general alignment with the first tubing. A plurality of compression pin fasteners connects the first and second tubings. Each of the fasteners has a head which engages the first tubing. An unthreaded portion extends from the head to a threaded portion having a self-tapping drill point. The threaded portion has a buttress thread which engages the second tubing to exert a compressive force between the two tubings. An annular rock ring on the fastener is positionable such that the interior panel of the second tubing is disposed between the ring and the threaded portion. | 04-22-2010 |
20120094053 | Plug Finishing System and Tool Therefor - A plug finishing system involves forming a counterbore in a cover board above the head of a fastener as it is driven by a specially constructed driver. A plug, which is dimensioned for the counterbore and has a reduced portion, is inserted into the counterbore and positioned so that its exterior surface is co-planar with the exterior surface of the cover board. | 04-19-2012 |
20120183371 | Engineered Lumber Panel Fastener - A fastener adapted for anchoring engineered lumber panels has a threaded portion with a double included securement thread having an included angle between 15° and 25°. The ratio of the major thread diameter to the minor diameter exceeds 2.0 to provide a large thread surface to resist pull out. The fastener also includes a drill tip having an effective diameter substantially equal to the minor diameter of the thread. The fastener is configured to resist cocking upon being driven into the engineered lumber panel and to resist marring of the panel fascia. | 07-19-2012 |
20130306633 | CONTAINER AND LID WITH FASTENER ALIGNMENT GUIDE - A fastener storage assembly comprises a container and a lid. The container has a bottom and two pairs of opposed sidewalls. The lid acts as a fastener alignment guide for locating a fastener to be driven through a deck board having a width w into a joist having an engagement edge face thickness t. The fastener alignment guide has a template and a pair of aligned substantially identical wings equidistantly spaced a distance w. The template defines a pair of aligned openings each having a center and a medial axis passing through each center. Each of the wings projects perpendicular to the template and defines a recess defined by a pair of parallel edges spaced a distance t. A plane through the medial axis and perpendicular to the template is equidistantly spaced the edges. | 11-21-2013 |
20140044500 | Screw for Composite/Plastic Materials - A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array. | 02-13-2014 |
20150233407 | Wood Decking Screw - A screw for securing dense wood material has a head with a specially configured drive socket and an underside with an array of lobes. The lobes preferably have a left-handed orientation and have chamfered extremities. The shank is specially configured with an upper thread, an intermediate unthreaded portion and a lower thread which terminates with a half-point tip. In one embodiment, the upper thread major diameter is slightly smaller than the major diameter of the lower thread. The upper thread has a greater thread density than the lower thread. The upper to lower thread-per-inch density is preferably in the range of 1.3:1 to 1.7:1. The screw is specifically configured to assist in applications where there are wet fibers near the wood deck surface. | 08-20-2015 |
20150291330 | Collating Strip for Plug and Plug Installation Method - A collating strip for holding plugs prior to insertion of the plugs into a hole such as a screw hole or nail hole after the screw or nail has been driven. The collating strip comprises an elongated strip having a plurality of perforations spaced along its length; and a plug positioned in each of the perforations, each plug having an insertion end and an external end, the insertion ends projecting from said strip. The strips may be in sheet form of a plurality of strips side by side with an individual strip being separable from the remaining strips of the sheet. | 10-15-2015 |