Patent ID: 8544229

Claim:
A decking fastener comprising: a first joist connector, the first joist connector having a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge and a top edge, the first and second side edges being opposite one another, wherein each of the first and second side edges has at least one anchoring tab formed therein; a second joist connector, the second joist connector having a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom edge and a top edge, the first and second side edges being opposite one another, wherein each of the first and second side edges has at least one anchoring tab formed therein; and a board connector, the board connector having a first side, a second side and a bottom, wherein the first side and the second side of the board connector are operatively coupled to opposite sides of the bottom and are arranged in a substantially parallel manner to one another, wherein the remaining sides of the bottom of the board connector are operatively coupled to at least a portion of the top edges of the first and second joist connectors so that the first and second joist connectors are arranged in a substantially perpendicular manner to the first and second board connector sides.