| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 411457000 | Multiple prong, e.g., nailing plate, staple, etc. | 17 |
| 20080279654 | HIDDEN DECK FASTENER AND METHOD OF USE - A hidden deck fastener for joining adjacent deck boards and securing the boards to an underlying joist includes a biscuit core having an upper face and a lower face, two supporting leg members attached to the lower face, arranged on opposite sides of a central region of the biscuit core and extending downwardly, a screw well located in the central region, the screw well having a central cavity within the upper face and a controlled flash continuous with the lower face, the controlled flash defining the bottom of the well, a ridge defining a central beam extending through a least a lower portion of the screw well, the central beam extending between the leg members through the central region of the biscuit core, and foot members connected to the lower end of the legs, defined by a living hinge groove at the lower end of the legs. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090047098 | Multi-Prong Push Pin Apparatus - A pushpin and method of use for the pushpin for inserting into a surface and remaining adjacent to the surface, the pushpin includes a body having a body longitudinal axis, the body also including a first end portion and a second end portion, the body also having a middle portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion wherein the middle portion is sized and configured for manual grasping. Further included in the pushpin are at least three tines, each of the tines includes a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion with a lengthwise axis spanning therebetween, wherein each tine proximal end portion is adjacent to the second end portion, wherein each lengthwise axis is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and each of the tines are positioned substantially equidistant to one another. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090053011 | Invisible staple a transparent plastic staple - The present invention will revolutionize the way consumers look at staples, literally. The clear transparent plastic staple, also referred to as the Invisible Staple, staple and staple strip, is made of a clear plastic material therefore admits light without appreciable diffusion or distortion so that objects and colors beyond or directly under the staple are visible. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090087281 | Connectors for Timber - A U-shaped connector ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100158636 | TACK SET FOR USE ON BULLETIN BOARDS - A tack set to fix items to be posted is disclosed. The tack set is configured as a first embodiment wherein a fixing pin having a coupling part and a wire formed with a loop and coupled with the coupling part in order to be connected to the fixing pin are formed, or a connection member is not integral with the fixing pin but is formed with push-pin rings on both ends thereof, through which the pin of a conventional push-pin may be inserted and removed, thereby being capable of attaching or detaching items to be posted with a fixing pin or a conventional insertion pin, and a second embodiment having an improved shape and structure of the tack set, capable of facilitating fixation or removal of items to be posted with the fixing pin through a rectangular-shaped thin plate having coupling parts shaped with continuous convex and concave portions and fixing pins formed on predetermined opposite positions of the thin plate, to fix the items to be posted. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100221088 | System and Method for a Flexible Pin - An autonomous flexible pin and a method is introduced for connecting a pin to a material or for connecting together materials using a single action from one side of the materials, possibly using a single hand. The preferred embodiment comprises a U-shaped pin with two sharp-pointed ends. For insertion into the material, the user's fingers are presented with a wider surface area than in the common pin. The ends are bent slightly inward to produce a spring action so that the pin would remain in place until the user will use some force to remove it, without deforming the material. Safety is enhanced relative to the common pin since when this pin is in place, the sharp ends point downwards, parallel to the fabric and slightly towards it in a limp manner. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110158771 | MULTIPLE LEGGED NAIL AND MULTIPLE LEGGED NAIL INSERTION DEVICE - A multiple legged nail ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110255937 | BRACKET AND METHOD OF MAKING IT - There is disclosed a bracket for joining together a pair of pieces of wood at right angles, and a method of making the bracket from a single blank. The bracket includes a pair of upstanding flanges being integrally connected to one another, and having horizontal flanges connected at right angles to the upstanding flanges. A pair of retainers are integrally connected at right angles to the horizontal flanges. A pair of retainers are integrally connected at right angles to the horizontal flanges and are generally parallel to and spaced from the upstanding flanges. | 10-20-2011 |
| 411458000 | Oppositely disposed prongs | 3 |
| 20080240886 | 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. The first prong extends outwardly from the body portion for driving into a first board. The second prong extends outwardly from the body portion for penetrating a second board. The body portion of the fastener includes an opening for receiving a connector. When installed, the connector passes through the opening in the body portion and into the supporting member, which supports and underlies the first and second boards. The flange extends outwardly from the body portion in order to maintain a desired gap between the first and second boards. The prongs may have concave insertion ends as defined by two spaced-apart insertion points. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090047099 | Roofing Material Fasteners, Applicators and Method of Installation - A roofing material fastener comprises a shank having a length dimension and a point. The shank is adapted to enable it to be driven through at least a first course of roofing material and into a roof deck. A fastener head is positioned in a region of the shank distal from the point. A spike protrusion projects from the distal region of the shank to a terminus. The length of the spike protrusion is less than one half the length of the shank, measured from the point to the fastener head. The spike protrusion is adapted to penetrate a depth less than the full depth of a second course of roofing material installed above the first course. The spike protrusion is shaped to inhibit sawing through the second course of roofing material by the spike protrusion. | 02-19-2009 |
| 411460000 | Having identical ends | 1 |
| 20110262247 | PENETRATION LOAD REDUCED STAPLE - A penetration load reduced staple includes a pair of leg portions configured to penetrate sheets of paper, a crown portion connecting the pair of leg portions. Each of the leg portions includes a protrusion protruding in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the leg portion, from a portion of a side surface of the leg portion between the crown portion and a distal end portion of the leg portion and near the distal end portion. | 10-27-2011 |
| 411461000 | Of sheet metal | 1 |
| 411466000 | Prongs cut and formed from body portion | 1 |
| 411467000 | Plural prongs from single opening | 1 |
| 411468000 | Including opposed prongs defining mirror image of each other | 1 |
| 20100172719 | ASYMMETRICAL ENGINEERING FLOORING NAIL - An asymmetrical engineering flooring nail for driving through an exposed surface of this flooring and fully thereinto. The nail defines an elongated shank having a transverse head at one end and a tapered tip at the opposite end; an intermediate portion of the shank includes a plurality of pairs of opposite teeth: Each transversely registering pair of opposite teeth are lengthwisely offset relative to one another by a small acute angle relative thereto; the number of first teeth on one side of shank is greater than the number of second teeth on the opposite side thereof, so that a smooth toothless upper side portion of said shank portion corresponds to the shank side of said second teeth is longer than that of the first teeth. Each of the opposite teeth forms an edge tooth, extending transversely outwardly beyond the longitudinal plane of the corresponding edge of the shank, and a trough, extending transversely inwardly through the longitudinal plane of the corresponding edge of shank, wherein the pitch and depth of each tooth will vary from one another of the teeth, in such a way as to optimize the features of the nail according to the hardwood flooring material. | 07-08-2010 |
| 411469000 | Multipart | 1 |
| 20090285655 | PORTABLE FASTENER DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention includes various embodiments directed to apparatus and methods surrounding a fastener device. In particular embodiments, the fastener device is a quick charging and discharging device that includes a solenoid, a fastener striker, a flash capacitor, and a control circuit. Other novel features of the fastener device exist. In particular embodiments, the present invention also includes apparatus and methods related to deforming staples for securing conduit and the like, and staple insulation and insulated staples that may be discharged by the fastener device. The insulation may be provided in an ordinary staple strip for use in the fastener device. Each insulation form may include deformation voids to assist the adaptation of the insulation about a target object that is being secured by the insulated staple. | 11-19-2009 |
| 411471000 | Each prong bevelled from a single side toward its opposite side | 1 |
| 20090162167 | Wire staple for attaching metal sheets - A staple for attaching together first and second metal sheets is made of a length of round wire bent at the ends to form spaced apart depending metal legs, each having a metal piercing point at the end thereof adapted to pierce completely through the first sheet and at least partially through the second sheet and also adapted to spread the legs further apart during the piercing to a spread position in which the legs are anchored within the metal sheets and thereby attach the metal sheets together. The metal piercing points each having an outside bevel surface on the outside of the leg, an inside bevel surface on the inside of the leg, and a blunt end surface between the inside and outside bevel surfaces. | 06-25-2009 |
| 411475000 | Having means to limit penetration short of bridge portion | 1 |
| 20110038689 | CABLE STAPLE - Consistent with embodiments described herein, a one-piece staple for affixing electrical or communications wires or staples includes a body portion and at least three leg elements extending from the body portion. The first leg element and the second leg element define a first cable receiving area, and the second leg element and the third leg element define a second cable receiving area. The at least three leg elements are configured for secure insertion into a structural support element. | 02-17-2011 |
| 411476000 | Having frangible portion | 2 |
| 20080232929 | Breakable staple - The embodiment pertains to an improvement upon staples, (FIGS. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110052346 | STAPLE HOLDING PRONG - A staple with a breakaway staple holding prong enables a person to more easily observe, hold, position, prepare and/or steady the staple for driving and embedding into a structure. The person can hold the breakaway staple holding prong with two or more fingers of one hand and drive and embed the staple into the structure with the other hand, while minimizing or eliminating the possibility that the incoming blows of the other hand will come into contact with and harm the fingers of the hand holding the staple. The staple includes a first nail prong and a second nail prong connected by a member, creating a substantially U-shaped body, the staple further including a breakaway staple holding prong coupled to the substantially U-shaped body. | 03-03-2011 |
