Patent ID: 8246282
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A multi-shank nail comprising: a first shank, a second shank and a washer; wherein both of the first shank and the second shank have an enlarged head at their top ends and a point at their lower ends; the multi-shank nail characterized in that: the first shank has a first flat contact surface along its longitudinal length at an upper portion thereof, the second shank having a shape of a longitudinally cut nail such that the second shank has a second flat contact surface that is capable of corresponding to the first flat contact surface on the first shank, the first shank having an inclined face and an extended portion in sequence below the contact surface, the extended portion comprising at least one spiraled slot; wherein at least one of the first shank and the second shank comprises a plurality of notches opposite the flat contact surfaces only, the notches configured to make the first shank or second shank easier to bend, and the washer is jacketed onto the first and second shanks to combine the first and second shanks together.