Patent ID: 7398623

Claim:
A fastener usable with a connector for securing a first decking member to an underlying supporting member and to at least a second decking member running adjacent and parallel to the first decking member, said fastener comprising: a flat body portion having front and rear faces and top and bottom edges, said top and bottom edges defining vertical limits of the body portion and the body portion extending vertically between said top and bottom edges; a first prong extending outwardly from said front face of said body portion for driving into a first decking member; a second prong extending outwardly from the rear face of said body portion for penetrating a second decking member, said second prong running adjacent and parallel to and in a direction opposite from that of said first prong; and a flange extending outwardly from said rear face of said body portion, said flange creating a gap between the first and second decking members when secured together; wherein at least one of the first prong and the second prong has a concave insertion end defined by two spaced-apart insertion points; and wherein at least one of said flange and said body portion defines an opening capable of receiving an elongated connector inserted through said opening with said connector being inclined to and passing through said at least one of the flange and the body portion for fastening the fastener to a supporting member that supports and underlies the first and second decking members.