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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicant:
David Martel, Harwinton, CT (US);
Inventor:
David Martel, Harwinton, CT (US);
Assignee:
OMG, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Deck planks with undercut side grooves can be attached to underlying joists by hidden fasteners with leading wings and trailing feet engaged into the side grooves of the deck planks. The bodies of the hidden fasteners space the deck planks so as to provide adequate drainage gaps between the top faces of the deck planks. A power driver tool can be used for rapidly positioning the hidden fasteners and for attaching the hidden fasteners to the joists.