EP 4242397 A2 20230913 - HIDDEN FASTENER UNIT AND RELATED METHOD OF USE
Title (en)
HIDDEN FASTENER UNIT AND RELATED METHOD OF USE
Title (de)
VERBORGENE BEFESTIGUNGSEINHEIT UND ZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG
Title (fr)
UNITÉ DE FIXATION CACHÉE ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201762545709 P 20170815
- US 201862635745 P 20180227
- US 201862674247 P 20180521
- US 201816011179 A 20180618
- US 2018042823 W 20180719
- US 201816011213 A 20180618
- EP 21169742 A 20180719
- EP 18750041 A 20180719
Abstract (en)
A fastener unit and related method for securing a board to a support is provided. The fastener unit includes a spacer block, a grip element extending from the spacer block and configured to fit in and engage a groove of the board, and one or more resilient compression elements extending from the spacer block. The one or more resilient compression elements can be a joist leg configured to engage a joist, or it can be vertically compressible toward a first plane that is transverse to a vertical axis of the spacer block so that portions of it can compress from an open mode to a compressed mode and fit within, then forcibly expand within the groove, thereby securing the spacer block in a position adjacent the groove to establish a gap between the board and another board. A related method of use also is provided.
IPC 8 full level
E04F 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E04F 15/02044 (2013.01); E04F 15/02183 (2013.01); E04F 13/0826 (2013.01); E04F 2015/02094 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2019036146 A1 20190221; AU 2018317991 A1 20200213; AU 2018317991 B2 20210325; AU 2021203822 A1 20210708; AU 2021203822 B2 20220421; CA 3071807 A1 20190221; CA 3071807 C 20211109; EP 3669036 A1 20200624; EP 3669036 B1 20230301; EP 3892795 A1 20211013; EP 3892795 B1 20230816; EP 4242397 A2 20230913; EP 4242397 A3 20230927; EP 4242397 B1 20240424; TW 201910653 A 20190316; TW I679332 B 20191211
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2018042823 W 20180719; AU 2018317991 A 20180719; AU 2021203822 A 20210610; CA 3071807 A 20180719; EP 18750041 A 20180719; EP 21169742 A 20180719; EP 23177831 A 20180719; TW 107124962 A 20180719