Patent ID: 6679669
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A47B,F16B

Abstract:
A fastener for joining at least two wood pieces together, the fastener comprising:a plate-like member defined between a leading edge, a trailing edge, and first and second lateral edges, said leading edge being configured to enter the wood pieces before said trailing edge, wherein a longitudinal direction is defined as the direction extending from said leading edge toward said trailing edge; at least two corrugations formed on said plate-like member extending in a direction normal to said plate-like member and in said generally longitudinal direction, two of said at least two corrugations being obliquely angled with respect to said lateral edges so that a non-corrugated area disposed between and defined by said two corrugations tapers in said longitudinal direction; and a locking portion disposed on said plate-like member only in an area longitudinally closer to said trailing edge than to said leading edge for locking the fastener within the wood pieces.