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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Omg, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Shadwell, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Michael W. Maziarz, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Assignee:
OMG, Inc ., Agawam, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 15/08 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/02044 (2013.01); E04F 15/02183 (2013.01); E04F 15/04 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02094 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02122 (2013.01); F16B 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener for attaching grooved decking planks to a support member has a body defining an attachment opening spacing apart opposing legs that may extend from a lateral shoulder. The body may include a planar portion The legs may have varying front or rear edge configurations. The front end may have downward extending teeth. A nose may extend from the front end while a tail may extend from the rear end of the body. Adjacent fasteners may be joined by their respective noses and tails to form a collated series of fasteners.