Patent ID: 9322167
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: E04B,E04F,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A connector for interconnecting adjacent ends of a pair of decking boards of a decking system, the connector including: a connecting member, the connecting member having a body defined by a pair of substantially parallel side edges in plan view, a first, or inner, of the pair of side edges being operable to engage grooves or recesses in aligned side walls of the pair of decking boards, across a joint adjacent the respective ends of the pair of decking boards; and a bridging member extending substantially-laterally from the connecting member, the bridging member engaging in respective rebates in the adjacent ends of the pair of decking boards, wherein the bridging member has at least one horizontal top surface engageable by respective substantially horizontal top walls of the rebates in the ends of the adjacent pair of decking boards, and the bridging member is narrower than the connecting member.