Collated Fastener Assembly for Simultaneous Deck Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current deck board installation methods require manual and separate connection of clips and fasteners, necessitating multiple steps and increasing construction time due to the need for two distinct installation tools for feeding fastening components.
Innovation Solution
A fastener assembly where nails are serially collated using adhesive tape and loaded into a fastening tool, allowing simultaneous driving of clips and fasteners, reducing the number of steps required for installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If clips and fasteners are manually connected and installed separately using two distinct tools, then each component can be precisely positioned and installed, but the number of installation steps increases and construction time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the clip and fastener into a single integrated fastening member where the fastener is pre-attached to the clip. This merging eliminates the need for separate connection and installation steps, allowing both components to be installed simultaneously in one action, thereby reducing construction time while maintaining proper positioning and alignment.
2Ease of manufacture
If two distinct installation tools are used for feeding clips and fasteners, then each tool can be optimized for its specific component, but the device complexity and number of tools required increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the clip and fastener into a single fastening member, the patent enables both components to be fed and installed by a single installation tool. This eliminates the need for two separate tools, reducing device complexity and the number of tools required on site, while the integrated design ensures both components are optimally positioned together.
3Reliability
If clips and fasteners are installed in separate steps, then each installation step can be controlled independently, but the number of loading and positioning steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated fastening member allows both the clip and fastener to be loaded and positioned as a single unit in one step. This merging maintains installation control through the unified design while dramatically increasing productivity by eliminating sequential loading and positioning steps, enabling faster deck construction.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Significantly reduces the time needed for constructing decks by combining clips and fasteners into a single fastening member, enabling faster deck board installation and structure construction.
Implementation Method 1
nails can be serially collated using, for example, adhesively applied tape
Data Source
AI summary
A fastener assembly of fastening members formed from connected and collated fasteners mounted in non-contacting clips, for feeding into a fastening tool. The fastening members are driven by a powered fastening tool into deck boards and joists for building a deck or driven into alternate workpieces for building other structures.