EP2762656A1 - Terrasse en bois avec cartes et connecteurs - Google Patents

Terrasse en bois avec cartes et connecteurs Download PDF

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EP2762656A1
EP2762656A1 EP14000353.4A EP14000353A EP2762656A1 EP 2762656 A1 EP2762656 A1 EP 2762656A1 EP 14000353 A EP14000353 A EP 14000353A EP 2762656 A1 EP2762656 A1 EP 2762656A1
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Baltasar Hüsler
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B5/00—Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B5/02—Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units
    • E04B5/023—Separate connecting devices for prefabricated floor-slabs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/388—Separate connecting elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F17/00—Vertical ducts; Channels, e.g. for drainage
    • E04F17/04—Air-ducts or air channels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
    • E04F2015/0205—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer with load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer

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  • the present invention pertains to wood decks and more particularly the invention pertains to decks made of wood boards, and connectors retaining the boards to a framing structure without fastener extending through the boards.
  • Wood has always been a highly valued construction material. With proper treatment, wood is a long lasting building material. Wood has traditional characteristics that many home owners value over cement, steel, plastic and glass. Wood can be a sustainable resource if care is given to reforestation. Therefore, buildings and inside furnishings made of wood, collectively represent a sought-after commodity.
  • the retaining strips of the prior art do not provide any way to evacuate water seeping between the joints of the boards, thereby creating a cause for collecting moisture beneath the deck boards.
  • a second disadvantage with the retaining strips of the prior art is that the underside of the boards are in direct contact with the sub-floor. When the deck is installed on a concrete surface for example, the variations in temperature between the wood boards and the cement sub-floor create a cause for collecting condensation and moisture beneath the boards.
  • Another inconvenience with the retaining strips of the prior art is that they become visible between the deck boards when the wood boards shrink from exposure to the elements and aging.
  • deck boards and connectors that are used to build a long-lasting wood deck.
  • the board connectors have spacer bosses, ventilation gaps and drainage channels therein to ensure that the deck boards are not exposed to stagnant moisture.
  • a deck board connector having an elongated strip-like shape and a cross-section comprising a sole plate; a riser extending vertically from the sole plate; a pair of wings extending in opposite directions from the riser in parallel alignment with the sole plate.
  • the pair of wings, the riser and the sole plate define a pair of oppositely facing board-receiving slots, for receiving a pair of adjacent deck boards therein.
  • Each of the board-receiving slots has a tapering upper wall and indentations along the upper wall for retaining the deck board therein.
  • the head portion of the board connector has a colorable groove therein registering with a spacing between deck boards. This groove can be painted to match the colour of the deck boards.
  • first and second deck board connectors being removably engaged to each other.
  • Each of the first and second deck board connectors has an elongated strip-like shape and a cross-section comprising; a sole plate; a riser extending vertically from the sole plate; a pair of wings extending in opposite directions from the riser in parallel alignment with the sole plate.
  • the wings define a head portion of the deck board connector.
  • the deck board connector also has a head-portion-receiving groove in a bottom surface of its sole plate and the head-portion-receiving groove is defined by a resilient lip.
  • the head-portion-receiving groove has dimensions for snappily receiving and retaining the head portion of a deck board connector therein.
  • the head portion of the second deck board connector is removably engaged into the head-portion-receiving groove of the first deck board connector.
  • a wood deck made of deck boards and deck board connectors.
  • Each deck board has a lip extending along both sides thereof; each of the connectors has an elongated strip-like shape and a pair of oppositely facing board receiving slots for receiving the lips of a pair of adjacent deck boards.
  • the deck boards are preferably made of torrefied wood.
  • Each deck board connector has spacer bosses on the riser thereof for maintaining a desired spacing between adjacent deck boards.
  • the deck board connectors have drainage channels in the sole plates thereof for draining any moisture that may seep between the deck boards.
  • the deck board connectors also have aeration gaps in the sole plates thereof for drying any moisture that may seep beneath each board. The wood deck is thereby less susceptible of retaining moisture under or between the deck boards.
  • FIG. 1 there is illustrated therein a board-joining connector 10 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the board-joining connector 10 has a strip-like form with a cross-section defining a sole plate 12, a riser 14 and two wings 16 atop the riser 14.
  • the sole plate 12 has two drainage channels 18 therein, one at each side of the riser 14. Each drainage channel 18 has a fastener-guiding groove 20 therein.
  • the sole plate 12 also has aeration gaps 22 in the bottom surface thereof. The aeration gaps 22 are defined by parallel resting pads 24.
  • the upper surface of the sole plate 12 has parallel board support pads 30.
  • Each wing 16 defines, with the corresponding board support pads 30 and riser 14, a board-receiving slot "A".
  • the upper wall of each wing 16 has gripping indentations 40 on its lower surface.
  • the indentations are set on a tapering surface such as to retain a board that is pushed into the board-receiving slot "A". This feature is advantageous during the installation of a wood deck to ensure that each board is set parallel to each other and to the board-joining connector 10, especially if the board is being worked one end at the time, by a single worker for example.
  • the riser 14 has a spacer gauge or boss 42 on each side thereof to maintain a desired spacing between boards.
  • FIG. 2 there is illustrated an edge-closing connector 50 according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the edge-closing connector 50 has basically the same structure as a one-half portion of the board-joining connector 10 according to the first preferred embodiment.
  • the edge-closing connector 50 further has a drilling surface 52 to receive spaced-apart nails 54 or self-tapping screws, to retain the edge-closing connector 50 to a deck board.
  • the edge-closing connector 50 is preferably used along the perimeter of a deck.
  • the board-joining connector 60 according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 3 .
  • This board-joining connector 60 has basically the same elements as in the board-joining connector 10 according to the first preferred embodiment with some additional characteristics.
  • the width "B" of the head portion 62 is a force fit into a receiving groove 64 having a dimension "C" in the sole plate 12 of the board-joining connector 60.
  • the receiving groove 64 is defined on one side by a resilient lip 66 and on the other side by a wing-receiving recess 68.
  • the head portion 62 of one board-joining connector 60 can be snappily engaged into the receiving groove 64 of another connector 60.
  • the board-joining connectors 60 can be attached to each other, as shown in FIG. 4 , to facilitate shipping, handling and storage, and to further facilitate the cutting of the connectors as a bundle to desired lengths.
  • the sole plate has a narrower drainage channel 18 on one side thereof so to increase the dimension of the aeration gap under the boards as it will be explained later.
  • a further characteristic of the board-joining connector 60 according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the head portion 62 has a concave rounded colorable groove 70 along a centerline or a median thereof.
  • This rounded groove 70 gives a client the option of painting the groove 70 a same colour as the deck boards, or leaving the groove a natural colour of an aluminum extrusion for example.
  • the rounded colorable groove 70 has a cross-section that is a segment of a circle so that it is specially adapted to easily guide the tip of a felt marker without damaging the felt tip, or to easily guide the wheel of a strip painting implement therealong. It will be understood that the width of the rounded colorable groove 70 is basically a same dimension as the width defined by both board spacers 42.
  • the edge-closing connector 80 according to the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention has a vertical riser 14' that extends above the wing 16 so to cover a substantial thickness of a deck board.
  • the edge-closing connector 80 also has an aeration gap 22 that has a width "D" that is sufficient for receiving the edge of a deck board 90 therein, as illustrated in FIG. 6 .
  • the line 92 represents a deck-supporting structure.
  • Each board 90 has a groove 94 along its sides.
  • the groove 94 defines two lips 96. It will be appreciated that the lower lip 96 has a thickness that is a precise fit into the board-receiving slot "A".
  • Each joint 100 between boards 90 has a moisture receiving and draining channel 18 on each side thereof.
  • the space directly under a joint 100 has an aeration space 22 between the board-joining connector 60 and the supporting structure 92.
  • a similar ventilation space 102 is formed under a substantial portion of each board 90 so that moisture does not accumulate against the underside of the boards 90.
  • the board spacers 42 moisture does not accumulate between the edges of adjacent boards 90. Also because of the aeration gaps 22 and 102, the deck boards 90 are only supported along their edges, allowing a certain degree of flexibility along the central portion thereof. Because of the air spaces 22, 102 under the boards, the wood deck has shock absorption capability for conveying a feeling of softness even when the deck and connectors are mounted directly to a concrete floor for example.
  • the wood boards 90 are made of thermally modified wood, such as torrefied wood for example.
  • thermally modified wood such as torrefied wood for example.
  • the wood is exposed to an oxygen deprived or low oxygen environment, in temperatures of at least 200 degrees Celsius for at least 10 minutes, preferably however, 40 minutes to 80 minutes.
  • the moisture, oxygenates, and organic acids are eliminated from the wood. Any protein substances that offer nutrition to living organisms, along with the organisms themselves, are destroyed.
  • the wood reaches a point where it does not, when exposed to weathering, warp, swell, tear or recede and the surface of the wood becomes water repellent.
  • the board connectors 10, 50, 60 and 80 are preferably mabe of extruded aluminum, although other materials such as extruded plastic may also be used.
  • the board connectors 10, 50, 60 and 80 can be used full length along a deck or as spaced-apart short clips, depending on the type of support structure that is used.
  • the board connectors are used full length for building a second floor balcony for example or a ship deck where it is important to obtain a floor that is impermeable to rain, dust and dirt.
  • Clip-like short-length connectors may be used for building a backyard deck of a single story house for example, where permeability is desired.
  • the spacing 100 between boards 90 are preferably filled with a sealant such as caulking.
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