Patent ID: 7395925
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: B65D,F16B

Abstract:
1. A package of collated nails suitable for pallet wooden board securement comprising: a plurality of nails suitable for pallet securement, each nail having: a substantially round head having a flat top surface suitable for being driven into a flush relationship with an exterior surface of a pallet wooden board and a bottom surface, the head further having a head diameter, the head diameter providing an enlarged bottom head surface area for engaging the exterior surface of the pallet wooden board to enhance resistance to pallet wooden board separation by head pull through; a single elongate shank integral with the head and extending from the head bottom surface, the elongate shank farther including a point opposite the head, and a plurality of surface deformations formed on the shank, the surface deformations being configured to provide an enhanced resistance to pallet wooden board separation by withdrawal of the nail shank from a pallet wooden board, the shank further having a substantially round cross-section; wherein: each nail is manufactured from steel wire; each nail has a length defining the distance from the head to the shank point, the length being between 1.50 inches and 2.25 inches; attachment structure constructed and arranged to temporarily attach the plurality of nails into a package in which the nails are in collated relation; and the shank diameter is approximately 0.083 in., the head diameter is approximately 0.238 in., and the ratio of head diameter to shank diameter is approximately 2.87.