Patent ID: 6035595
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: E04F,F16B

Abstract:
A self-sealing furring nail for fastening building paper to framing of a structure and for supporting and spacing lath wire from the building paper, the self-sealing furring nail comprising:a nail having a shank, a point and a head;a furring wad assembly, the assembly including:a housing mounted around the shank;a plunger mounted on the shank, and having an activating member located within the housing and a shaft extending out of the housing; anda sealant material located within the housing between the plunger activating member and the end of the housing proximate the nail point,wherein there are means for defining an opening in the housing at a portion of the housing facing the nail point,whereby when the nail head is driven into the framing, the nail head presses on the plunger shaft causing the plunger activating member to push on the sealant, which in response thereto exits the housing in the direction of the nail point through the opening.