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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398623 | Deck board fastener with concave prongs According to the present invention, a fastener for securing a first board to an underlying supporting member and to at least one other board running adjacent and parallel to the first board. The fastener includes a body portion, first and second prongs, and a flange... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7033122 | Fastener having improved penetration capability A metal piercing fastener having an elongated flat body having first and second surfaces with a heat at one end and a piercing point at the other. The thickness dimension of the flat body is greater proximate the head proximate the point. The first and second surfac... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014409 | Fastening element A fastening element which has a core (16) of a relatively hard, carburized steel and a ferritic rim zone (15) of a less hard, low-carbon steel, includes a stem (11), a head (14) provided at one end of the stem (11), a tip (13 | 03/21/2006 |
| 6089808 | Angled chisel point brad and method therefor An obliquely collated strip of brads useable in an angled magazine of a fastener driving tool, each brad having a head on one end and a point on an opposite end, the point of each brad of the collated strip of brads having a tip defined by converging firs... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5826391 | Concrete joint and method A formwork comprising a metal panel 11 having an upper portion 12, a lower portion 13 and a intermediate portion 14 displaced laterally out of the line of the panel 11, the portions 12 and 13 have spaced holes 15 through which reinforcing rods 16 project ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5788444 | Fastener assembly for use with a power actuated gun A fastener assembly having a stud frictionally retained within a plate. The stud having a head at one end and a point or taper at the other end. The stud having a first shank portion with a large diameter adjacent the head and a second shank portion with ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5785476 | Fastener with soft tip A standard size fastener, such as a nail or screw, is provided with a pointed PVC or similar type material on the fastener tip. The soft end will penetrate wood but not metal materials, such as copper pipe and electrical conduit, when nailing sheathing or... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5658109 | Steel pin and method for its manufacture A steel pin is disclosed of a type to be forcibly driven into a steel substrate via a powder-actuated tool. The steel pin has a substantially cylindrical shank and a substantially sharp point, which extends from one end of the substantially cylindrical sh... | 08/19/1997 |
| 4927309 | Wire nail A wire nail having a shank, a head formed on one end of the shank, and a point formed on the other end. The point has a penetrating portion, a wedging portion, and a transitional portion. The wedging portion defines four straight edges, each being incline... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4235148 | Connector plate An improved connector plate is provided for securing abutting wooden truss members to one another. The connector plate comprises a metal sheet and at least one pair of prongs integrally formed with the sheet by punching the prongs outwardly from the sheet... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4231280 | Interpenetrating nailable fastener for sheet metal For securing such materials as insulation to sheet metal, a nailable fastener has at one end of its metal shank three or more lobes which interpenetrate the sheet metal and bend radially outward to become firmly embedded in the sheet. Each lobe of the fas... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4157677 | Self-drilling dowel with drill head A self-drilling dowel has a drill head extending across its leading end. A bore extending through the dowel from its trailing end is closed at its leading end by the drill head forming a centrally located blind bore. The blind bore is cylindrically shaped... | 06/12/1979 |
