Patent ID: 7805902

Claim:
A fastener for securing laterally adjacent, grooved decking members having longitudinal grooves having an upper surface formed in a side of the decking members to an underlying support that supports and underlies the decking members, said fastener comprising: a generally flat body portion having front and rear faces and top and bottom edges; a first connection wing attached to the top edge of the body portion and extending generally outwardly from the rear face of the body portion in a first direction; a second connection wing attached to the top edge of the body portion and extending generally outwardly from the front face of the body portion in a second direction, generally opposite the first direction; and a main flange attached to the bottom edge of the body portion and extending generally outwardly in the first direction from the rear face of the body portion; wherein at least one of the main flange and the body portion defines an opening for passage of an elongated connector, the first and second connection wings are adapted in size and shape to engage decking members when the connection wings are positioned in longitudinal grooves of the decking members and the fastener is connected to a supporting member, each connection wing comprises first and second non-coplanar portions, each first non-coplanar portion abuts the body portion and each second non-coplanar portion abuts the respective first non-coplanar portion, defines a distal end of the respective connection wing, and is inclined at an angle with respect to the first non-coplanar portion for engaging an upper surface of a longitudinal groove, the first non-coplanar portions of both connection wings are generally flat and lie in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the body portion, the second non-coplanar portions of both connection wings are disposed at angles with respect to the plane defined by the first non-coplanar portions, the angle of one of the second non-coplanar portions with respect to the plane being different from the angle of the other second non-coplanar portion.