Nail Receiving Fastener Device

Abstract

A fastener-angling device provides for positioning a nail at a predetermined angle between the face of a sheet metal connector and a wood member such as a stud. The preselected angle is substantially less than 90 degrees. The device is formed by pressing a truncated half-cone into the sheet metal by means of a die and then forming a nail-receiving hole in the truncated half-cone. This structure eliminates the metallurgical weak point exhibited by slits while still providing a positive guideway for the nail. The nail-receiving hole and the guideway are dimensioned so that nail inserted into the nail-receiving hole can only enter the wood member at the desired angle.

1 . A nail-receiving guideway formed in a substantially flat metal plate, the guideway comprising: 
 a section of a cone extending from the plate;    a substantially flat face between the section of the cone and the plate; and    a nail-receiving hole in the substantially flat face.    
   
   
       2 . The guideway of  claim 1 , further comprising a smooth rounded junction between the section of the cone and the flat face.  
   
   
       3 . The guideway of  claim 1  wherein the nail-receiving hole is directed along the section of a cone.  
   
   
       4 . A nail-receiving guideway formed in a substantially flat metal plate, the guideway comprising: 
 a pair of substantially flat sides extending from the plate and meeting at a rounded joint;    a substantially flat face between the pair of substantially flat sides and the plate; and    a nail-receiving hole in the substantially flat face.    
   
   
       5 . The guideway of  claim 4 , further comprising a smooth rounded junction between the substantially flat sides and the substantially flat face.  
   
   
       6 . The guideway of  claim 4  wherein the nail-receiving hole is directed along the substantially flat sides.