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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Gueary Andrew Brigham, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Assignee:
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 47/28 (2006.01); E04F 21/22 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 47/28 (2013.01); B23B 2247/10 (2013.01); B23B 2247/12 (2013.01); E04F 15/02038 (2013.01); E04F 15/02044 (2013.01); E04F 15/02183 (2013.01); E04F 21/0092 (2013.01); E04F 21/22 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02077 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02083 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02094 (2013.01); Y10T 408/563 (2015.01); Y10T 408/567 (2015.01);
Abstract
Predrill guide tools are disclosed which include a body having a vertical planar member with a front side and a back side, a horizontal planar member with a top side, a bottom side and a tapered end, and an angled drill guide with a front face positioned within a vertical plane; two or more ribs extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member, and one or more keels extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member. Methods of using the predrill guide tools to drill holes into deck boards for use with deck clips are also disclosed.