Global Patent Index - EP 4377531 A1

EP 4377531 A1 20240605 - CLIP AND CLIP INSTALLATION APPARATUS

Title (en)

CLIP AND CLIP INSTALLATION APPARATUS

Title (de)

CLIP UND CLIPINSTALLATIONSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

ATTACHE ET APPAREIL D'INSTALLATION D'ATTACHES

Publication

EP 4377531 A1 20240605 (EN)

Application

EP 22777306 A 20220729

Priority

  • ZA 202100799 A 20210801
  • IB 2022057064 W 20220729

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023012625A1] This invention relates to clip (1) and clip installation apparatus and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a decking board clip for securing decking boards to a support structure and apparatuses for installing decking board clips. The clip comprising a body having an inner part (3) made of a first material and an outer part (4) made of a second material, the body having a first retaining formation and a second retaining formation (8), the first retaining formation being resiliently moveable between an engaged position in which it engages in a groove of a decking board to provide a bias onto part of the groove and a disengaged position wherein it is not engaged inside the groove of the decking board and extends freely from the body, the body also having a receiving formation (5) for receiving a fastener to fasten the clip to a support.

IPC 8 full level

E04F 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E04F 15/02044 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 15/02183 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2015/02094 (2013.01 - EP US); E04F 2015/02122 (2013.01 - EP); E04F 2203/04 (2013.01 - EP)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023012625 A1 20230209; AU 2022322099 A1 20240314; CA 3227817 A1 20230209; CN 118076785 A 20240524; EP 4377531 A1 20240605; US 2024344334 A1 20241017

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2022057064 W 20220729; AU 2022322099 A 20220729; CA 3227817 A 20220729; CN 202280066810 A 20220729; EP 22777306 A 20220729; US 202218294533 A 20220729