Patent ID: 9551158
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04F

Claim:
1. A clip and mating deck plank for attaching said deck plank to a surface, comprising: a deck plank having a bottom recess with at least a pair of ledges in said recess and a continuous top surface above said recess, a clip having a flat bottom portion which can be attached to said surface, said bottom portion having a length defined by a pair of opposite ends, at least one flange-support leg extending up from said bottom portion, said flange-support leg having an axis, a flange extending out from an upper portion of said flange-support leg so that said flange is spaced up from said flat bottom portion, said flange being substantially parallel to said flat bottom portion, extending out from said flange-support leg in at least a plurality of directions, and being symmetrical with respect to said flange-support leg, said flange having a bottom surface that is continuous about said flange-support leg and that faces and is substantially parallel to said bottom portion, said bottom surface of said flange having an outer edge that is spaced from said flange-support leg, said flange-support leg being securely affixed to said flat bottom portion so that said flange and said flange-support leg cannot rotate, said flange having an anticline top surface that tapers up from said outer edge toward said axis of said flange support leg or an extension of said axis above said flange-support leg, whereby when said flange support leg is inserted into said recess in said bottom of said deck plank, said bottom portion of said flange can interlock with said pair of ledges in said recess to hold said deck plank firmly and securely to said surface.