Patent ID: 7070376

Claim:
A connection comprising: a masonry support structure and a fastener received in said masonry support structure, said fastener comprising; head means comprising a engagement surface and drive means for receiving an applied torque; a shank axially extending from said head means at a proximal end to a distal end terminating at a tip, said shank comprising a proximal portion defining a first diameter adjacent said shank proximal end and a distal portion having a second diameter less than said first diameter adjacent said shank distal end, a first thread extending helically along a portion of said proximal portion and a second thread extending helically along a portion of said distal portion, said second thread not extending to said distal end, said shank distal end defining material transfer means within said second diameter extending from a location adjacent said tip to a location adjacent said second thread such that said material transfer means spans the axial distance between said tip and said second thread; a coating comprising a resin or an adhesive in a micro-encapsulated form disposed over at least one of the group consisting of said shank distal portion, said shank proximal portion, said first thread and said second thread; and self-drilling means adjacent said shank tip for drilling into said support structure, said self drilling means creating masonry dust from said masonry support structure, some of said masonry dust being mixed with said coating.