Patent ID: 9441662
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B27C,E04B,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of joining a first workpiece having a first surface and a second surface angularly disposed relative to said first surface, and a second workpiece having a surface disposable in abutting relation relative to said second surface of said first workpiece, comprising: forming an elongated recess in said first surface of said first workpiece, sloped toward and spaced from said second surface of said first workpiece, producing an end surface thereof disposed at an angle relative to a longitudinal centerline of said recess; forming a notched ledge on said end surface of said recess, wherein said notched ledge is along said longitudinal centerline of said recess; positioning a threaded fastener in said elongated recess with a head portion thereof resting on a bottom surface of said recess and the threaded portion thereof disposed along said longitudinal centerline with the end thereof resting on said ledge; disposing said surface of said second workpiece in abutting relation with said second surface of said first workpiece; and threading said threaded fastener along said longitudinal centerline of said recess, through said abutting surfaces of said workpieces to join said abutting workpieces together, wherein said ledge provides a support surface for an end of the shank portion of a fastener disposed in said recess along said centerline.