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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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  • the nail is intended for use with dry wall panels of the type which are easily damaged by hammer blows, and particularly with dry wall panels having a plaster core.
  • Panels of this type usually have a surface of paper or other brous material, and presently, many are coated with a plastic. Due to the fact that the -core of such panels is plaster, a hammer blow will result in a dent or dimple and oftentimes the surface will be broken. The dents, dimples or breaks must be repaired by patching with plaster, followed by sandpapering, to restore the panel surface to a condition suitable for painting.
  • the principal object of the invention is to provide a nail having an afhxed plaster, of any suitable brous material which, when used, will overcome the diliiculties described above.
  • the nail includes the usual shank and a metal head and an overlying plaster, the latter aliixed to the metal head with any type of adhesive or cement.
  • the plaster will be of a like material to the surface of the panel, which in most instances is a fibrous material, usually paper, such as sheetrock, but the plaster may be of like material to the surface of Celotex, cardboard, or other panels.
  • the plaster bearing nail may be set and driven home, whereupon the metal head will be hidden and the plaster not only hides the metal head, but when it is of greater cross-sectional area prevents damage to the panel. It has been determined in actual use that a minimum of skill is required in driving the nails without damage to the wall boards. It 'has been further determined that the plaster serves as a cushion distributing stresses, preventing mis-setting of the nail and damage to the panel,
  • FIGURE l is an exploded View showing the nail and plaster or plate.
  • FIGURE 2 is a view showing the assembled nail and plaster, or plate.
  • FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view ofa panel-showing the nail in position with the metal head embedded in the panel, Iand the plaster, or plate, in planar relation to the panel.
  • the nail may be of any suitable type having a shank 1 and a head 3 of greater crosssectional area than the shank.
  • 4d nails have been most frequently recommended for this type of work, although most any type of metal nail is satisfactory.
  • the head 3 of this type of nail is relatively thin and it is desirable that it be completely set and embedded withinthe wall board lwhen the board is in mounted position.
  • a plaster or plate 7 for the metal head is provided.
  • the plaster or plate is preferably of like material to the surface material of the type of wall board being erected. lIf the surface is paper, in this embodiment the plaster 7 is of paper having a suitable thickness. InV practice it has been found that the tape used to conceal the joint-s of plaster board is of a suitable thickness for the plaster 7.
  • the plaster should be as thin as possible toravoid being conspicuous, and in the drawings its thickness is exaggerated.
  • the plaster or plate 7 adjusts to the planar surface or the panel.
  • the plaster or plate 7 is secured to the upper planar surface of the nail head by an adhesive 5, preferably an adhesive which permits ready handling and shipping of the nails.
  • the adhesive or resin can be a thermosetting phenolic which has been cured approximately In this stage, the resin is sutiiciently set to permit ready handling.
  • Elmers glue may be used providing a unitary article of the plaster or plate 7, and the nail head 3.
  • FIGURE 3 there is shown a wall board 9, having a plaster core 11 and surface layers 13 of paper, the view being exaggerated for purposes of illustration.
  • the board 9 is shown attached to a wooden stud 15 by a driven nail designated at A.
  • the head portion 3 is embedded in the board and stresses of hammer blows will be distributed by the plaster or plate 7 and damage will not occur.
  • Some shrinkage of the board may occur but the nail head 3 will not project beyond the board and is concealed -by the plaster or plate 7 which is of greater cross-sectional area than the metal head 3.
  • a further advantage of having the plaster or plate 7 of greater cross-sectional area than the metal head 3 is that the plaster or plate 7 assures proper positioning or setting of the rigid nail head, thus preventing oversetting of the nail and damage to the panel.
  • the plaster or plate 7 aixed to the nail head results in distributing the stresses of driving over a large area of the panel and damage or defacing of the panel is eliminated. ⁇
  • the nail has been described and shown as being used primarily with a wall board having a plaster core, it is apparent that it would find use with any type of wall board wherein the surface may be readily damaged by hammer blows, such for example, as types of Wall board having relatively thick plastic surfaces, or librous bodies, such as Celotex or cardboard. Similarly, the nail will iind extensive use in application of aluminum or other metal panels which tend-to dent when a nail is driven home.
  • a variant of the invention may be a thin ilexible plate 7, of metal foil, affixed t0 the nail head 3,
  • plaster, or plate, 7 has been described as being fibrous or metallic, any suitable material may be used,
  • plaster, or plate, l will adhere to the panel by the compression created by the indrawing of the set nail, and when the panel is painted bonding is created.
  • a metal nail including a shank, and a head of greater cross-sectional area than the shank, said head having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a
  • substantially planar layer of flexible material dissimilar.
  • a metal nail including a shank and a head of greater cross-sectional area than the shank, said head having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a substantially planar layer of flexible material dissimilar from that of the nail, secured to the top planar surface of the nail head by a layer of adhesive, said layer of material extending laterally beyond the ⁇ entire periphery of the nail head and being covered Von its undersurface by the adhesive, said exible layer being a thin flexible plate of metal foil.

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Jan. 25, 1966 w. THOMAS 3,230,817
NAIL WITH AFFIXED GOVERING FOR HEAD Filed Aug. 22, 1965 INVENTOR Wfz'ed Thomas ATTORNEY United States Patent O Y p p 3,230,817 NAIL WITH AFFIXED COVERING FOR HEAD Wilfred Thomas, 807 Eye St. NW., Washington, D.C. Filed Aug. 22, 1963,' Ser. No. 303,882 2 Claims. (Cl. 85--28) The invention herein relates to an improvement in nails which are of the type used for the installation of dry walls.
Most standard dry wall panels are four feet wide and of varying lengths. These panels being mounted to studding set centers to centers of sixteen inches. In present practice of mounting wall panels the panel whenl erected is left with rows of exposed nail heads from top to bottom, and other disfigurations that must be patched, plastered, and sandpapered before the panel may be painted or is ready for use. This new and 'improved nail with its plaster or plate overcomes these undesirable faults gaining an undefaced panel.
More spe'cically, the nail is intended for use with dry wall panels of the type which are easily damaged by hammer blows, and particularly with dry wall panels having a plaster core. Panels of this type usually have a surface of paper or other brous material, and presently, many are coated with a plastic. Due to the fact that the -core of such panels is plaster, a hammer blow will result in a dent or dimple and oftentimes the surface will be broken. The dents, dimples or breaks must be repaired by patching with plaster, followed by sandpapering, to restore the panel surface to a condition suitable for painting.
It takes a high degree of skill to install plaster boards without damage. When such skill is available, and even though damage does not result, the nail heads will show. This is a very undesirable feature, particularly when the panels have a colored surface. Extreme care must 'be exercised in driving the nails, and as a result the nail may not be driven completely home. The boards also react to changes in atmospheric conditions and when the nail heads are not sunk into the board, subsequent shrinking will cause further exposure of the head.
rThe principal object of the invention is to provide a nail having an afhxed plaster, of any suitable brous material which, when used, will overcome the diliiculties described above. More specifically, the nail includes the usual shank and a metal head and an overlying plaster, the latter aliixed to the metal head with any type of adhesive or cement. Preferably, the plaster will be of a like material to the surface of the panel, which in most instances is a fibrous material, usually paper, such as sheetrock, but the plaster may be of like material to the surface of Celotex, cardboard, or other panels.
The plaster bearing nail may be set and driven home, whereupon the metal head will be hidden and the plaster not only hides the metal head, but when it is of greater cross-sectional area prevents damage to the panel. It has been determined in actual use that a minimum of skill is required in driving the nails without damage to the wall boards. It 'has been further determined that the plaster serves as a cushion distributing stresses, preventing mis-setting of the nail and damage to the panel,
Although the preferred embodiment, as above described, a nail having a thin flexible plate of metal foil aliixed to the nail head is within the scope of the invention,
The foregoing and other advantages of the invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIGURE l is an exploded View showing the nail and plaster or plate.
FIGURE 2 is a view showing the assembled nail and plaster, or plate.
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FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view ofa panel-showing the nail in position with the metal head embedded in the panel, Iand the plaster, or plate, in planar relation to the panel.
Referring to the drawings, the nail may be of any suitable type having a shank 1 and a head 3 of greater crosssectional area than the shank. Heretofore 4d nails have been most frequently recommended for this type of work, although most any type of metal nail is satisfactory. The head 3 of this type of nail is relatively thin and it is desirable that it be completely set and embedded withinthe wall board lwhen the board is in mounted position.
In accordance kwith the invention herein, there is provided a plaster or plate 7 for the metal head. The plaster or plate is preferably of like material to the surface material of the type of wall board being erected. lIf the surface is paper, in this embodiment the plaster 7 is of paper having a suitable thickness. InV practice it has been found that the tape used to conceal the joint-s of plaster board is of a suitable thickness for the plaster 7. The plaster should be as thin as possible toravoid being conspicuous, and in the drawings its thickness is exaggerated. The plaster or plate 7 adjusts to the planar surface or the panel.
The plaster or plate 7 is secured to the upper planar surface of the nail head by an adhesive 5, preferably an adhesive which permits ready handling and shipping of the nails. The adhesive or resin can be a thermosetting phenolic which has been cured approximately In this stage, the resin is sutiiciently set to permit ready handling. The applicant has found that Elmers glue may be used providing a unitary article of the plaster or plate 7, and the nail head 3.
Referring to FIGURE 3, there is shown a wall board 9, having a plaster core 11 and surface layers 13 of paper, the view being exaggerated for purposes of illustration. The board 9 is shown attached to a wooden stud 15 by a driven nail designated at A. In the position shown at A for the nail 9 the head portion 3 is embedded in the board and stresses of hammer blows will be distributed by the plaster or plate 7 and damage will not occur. Some shrinkage of the board may occur but the nail head 3 will not project beyond the board and is concealed -by the plaster or plate 7 which is of greater cross-sectional area than the metal head 3.
A further advantage of having the plaster or plate 7 of greater cross-sectional area than the metal head 3 is that the plaster or plate 7 assures proper positioning or setting of the rigid nail head, thus preventing oversetting of the nail and damage to the panel. The plaster or plate 7 aixed to the nail head results in distributing the stresses of driving over a large area of the panel and damage or defacing of the panel is eliminated.`
Although the nail has been described and shown as being used primarily with a wall board having a plaster core, it is apparent that it would find use with any type of wall board wherein the surface may be readily damaged by hammer blows, such for example, as types of Wall board having relatively thick plastic surfaces, or librous bodies, such as Celotex or cardboard. Similarly, the nail will iind extensive use in application of aluminum or other metal panels which tend-to dent when a nail is driven home.
In such instances a variant of the invention may be a thin ilexible plate 7, of metal foil, affixed t0 the nail head 3,
Although the plaster, or plate, 7 has been described as being fibrous or metallic, any suitable material may be used,
In practice it has been found, when the nail is driven, no mis-setting is possible. Practice and use has demonstrated that when the planar surface of the plaster, or
plate, meets the planar surface of the Wall panel, damage is prevented, requiring no plastering, patching or sandpapering. The panel is immediately ready for painting.
In practice it is further established that the plaster, or plate, lwill adhere to the panel by the compression created by the indrawing of the set nail, and when the panel is painted bonding is created.
The invention having been described, the following is claimed:
1. A metal nail, including a shank, and a head of greater cross-sectional area than the shank, said head having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a
substantially planar layer of flexible material dissimilar.
from that of the nail, secured to the top planar surface of the nail head by a layer of adhesive, said layer of exible material extending laterally beyond the entire periphery of the nail head and being covered on its undersurface Iby the adhesive, the material of said llexible layer ybeing substantially the same as that of the panel into which the nail is to be driven.
2. A metal nail including a shank and a head of greater cross-sectional area than the shank, said head having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a substantially planar layer of flexible material dissimilar from that of the nail, secured to the top planar surface of the nail head by a layer of adhesive, said layer of material extending laterally beyond the` entire periphery of the nail head and being covered Von its undersurface by the adhesive, said exible layer being a thin flexible plate of metal foil.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,132,296 10/1938 Hill 156 2,140,749 12/1938 Kaplan 85-28 2,353,110 7/1944 Camp 85e-28 2,633,049 3/ 1953 Anderson 85-28 FOREIGN PATENTS 530,315 7/1955 Italy.
CARL W, TOMLIN, Primary Examiner.

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1. A METAL NAIL, INCLUDING A SHANK, AND A HEAD OF GREATER CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA THAN THE SHANK, SAID HEAD HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES, A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR LAYER OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL DISSIMILAR FROM THAT OF THE NAIL, SECURED TO THE TOP PLANAR SURFACE OF THE NAIL HEAD BY A LAYER OF ADHESIVE, SAID LAYER OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL EXTENDING LATERALLY BEYOND THE ENTIRE PERIPHERY OF THE NAIL HEAD AND BEING COVERED ON ITS UNDERSURFACE BY THE ADHESIVE, THE MATERIAL OF SAID FLEXIBLE LAYER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE PANEL INTO WHICH THE NAIL IS TO BE DRIVEN.
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US4059933A (en) * 1977-03-11 1977-11-29 Grefco, Inc. Strip for fastening and sealing sheets of construction material
US4067155A (en) * 1975-08-28 1978-01-10 Grefco, Inc. Sealing system
US4116106A (en) * 1977-06-14 1978-09-26 Kile, Gholz, Bernstein & Georges Method and plug for concealing fastener anchor
US4264995A (en) * 1979-06-18 1981-05-05 Duro Dyne Corporation Insulation support fixture and method of making the same
US5343663A (en) * 1992-05-07 1994-09-06 Larrea Fernando L Quilting pin and method for its use
US5997229A (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-12-07 Akers; Paul Screw cover and method
US6679667B2 (en) * 2001-02-28 2004-01-20 Northrop Grumman Corporation Hot melt fastener filler
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US2353110A (en) * 1940-07-13 1944-07-04 United States Gypsum Co Plasterboard nail
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US3361461A (en) * 1966-01-03 1968-01-02 Monsanto Co Construction having improved sound insulation
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US4059933A (en) * 1977-03-11 1977-11-29 Grefco, Inc. Strip for fastening and sealing sheets of construction material
US4116106A (en) * 1977-06-14 1978-09-26 Kile, Gholz, Bernstein & Georges Method and plug for concealing fastener anchor
US4264995A (en) * 1979-06-18 1981-05-05 Duro Dyne Corporation Insulation support fixture and method of making the same
US5343663A (en) * 1992-05-07 1994-09-06 Larrea Fernando L Quilting pin and method for its use
US5997229A (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-12-07 Akers; Paul Screw cover and method
US6679667B2 (en) * 2001-02-28 2004-01-20 Northrop Grumman Corporation Hot melt fastener filler
GB2440591A (en) * 2005-08-09 2008-02-06 Bryan Nigel Victor Parsons Method of driving a fixing element into a workpiece
US8950961B2 (en) 2011-06-13 2015-02-10 Lockheed Martin Corporation Methods and apparatus for applying filler material onto an object
USD764896S1 (en) * 2012-11-14 2016-08-30 Lightning Protection Systems, LLC Lightning protection mount
US11203104B2 (en) * 2013-06-13 2021-12-21 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Indirect firing fastening tool, a propelling member and a fastener supporting such member for the tool, and a setting method for a fastener
US20170167140A1 (en) * 2015-12-10 2017-06-15 Thomas R. Mathieson Integral nail/disk structure for eliminating exposed roof nails
US20170218997A1 (en) * 2015-12-10 2017-08-03 Thomas R. Mathieson Waterproof nail and screw with enlarged head and protective gasket
US10072418B2 (en) 2015-12-10 2018-09-11 Thomas R. Mathieson Integral nail/disk structure for eliminating exposed roof nails
US10138919B2 (en) * 2015-12-10 2018-11-27 Thomas R. Mathieson Waterproof nail and screw with enlarged head and protective gasket
US20170273479A1 (en) * 2016-03-22 2017-09-28 Joshua Snyder Frame Hanging Assist Device
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