Stringer for decking

摘要

A stringer for decking has a strip of material to extend over a top surface of a decking joist, and is provided with clips. Each clip has a base part standing up from the strip, and a head projecting in the lengthwise direction of the strip. Alternate clips have their heads projecting towards opposite ends of the joist. The size of the head, and the height of the head above the strip, are chosen to fit into the grooves of a standard grooved deck board. The lengthwise spacing between two adjacent clips with their heads facing towards each other is chosen so that the standard grooved deck board will fit onto the two clips with the two heads received in the grooves on either side of the board. The lengthwise spacing between two adjacent clips with their heads facing away from each other sets the width of a gap between two boards fitted onto the two clips.

主权项

1. A stringer for decking, comprising:
a strip of material having a lengthwise direction to extend along a top surface of a decking joist, and a widthwise direction to extend across the top surface of the decking joist; and a plurality of clips disposed along the strip, each clip having a base part standing up from the strip, and a head projecting lengthwise of the strip, alternate clips having their heads projecting in opposite directions; wherein pairs of adjacent clips with their heads projecting towards each other are equally spaced and arranged to receive a grooved decking board with the heads of the clips in the grooves of the board; wherein pairs of adjacent clips with their heads facing away from each other are equally spaced, at a spacing smaller than the spacing between pairs of adjacent clips with their heads projecting towards each other, and arranged to define a gap between adjacent decking boards; and wherein each clip comprises a back extending up from the strip, a top extending forward from the back, a front extending downward from the top, and a lip extending backward from the front above the strip.