Claims
- 1. A method of creating a mechanical connection between a deck panel and a support member, comprising:
(a) securing a distal end of at least one headed anchoring device to an upper portion of said support member; (b) providing a deck panel of a wood-based material, said panel having at least one receiver hole formed therein; (c) placing the wood-based deck panel onto an upper surface of said support member so that at least one headed anchoring device projects into at least one receiver hole; (d) depositing grout into at least one receiver hole to a point approximately at or above the top of the anchoring device; and (e) curing the grout to bond to at least one headed anchoring device and to said deck panel.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said anchoring device securing step takes place after the step of placing the deck panel onto said support member.
- 3. The method of claim 1 adapted for use in a floor system.
- 4. The method of claim 1 adapted for use in a bridge system.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the grout used is a non-shrink grout.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the length of the hole is non-cylindrical and contains two or more diameters.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein said deck panel comprises a material made of hardwood, softwood, solid sawn timber, nail-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber, stress-laminated timber, parallel stranded lumber, laminated stranded lumber or laminated veneer lumber.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said support member comprises a material made of steel, concrete or wood.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the headed anchoring device is welded to a steel support member through an electric arc welding process.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the arc welding process uses a stud welding gun wherein said headed anchoring device serves as the electrode during the welding process.
- 11. A deck connection system formed by the method of claim 1.
- 12. A wood deck connection system, comprising:
(a) a support member; (b) a wood-based deck panel having a top surface and a bottom surface, and having at least one receiver hole projecting from said top surface down through to said bottom surface, said panel being mounted upon said support member; (c) at least one headed anchoring device secured vertically to said support member at a position wherein at least one headed anchoring device will project into at least one receiver hole; and (d) grout deposited and cured within at least one receiver hole to a point approximately at or above the top of the headed anchoring device.
- 13. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein said deck panel comprises a material made of hardwood, softwood, solid sawn timber, nail-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber, stress-laminated timber, parallel stranded lumber, laminated stranded lumber or laminated veneer lumber.
- 14. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 further comprising a plurality of deck connection systems located at a predetermined distance from one another.
- 15. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein said support member comprises a material made of steel, concrete or wood.
- 16. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein said non-shrink grout further comprises a self-leveling grout material.
- 17. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein at least one headed anchoring device comprises a shear stud, bolt, lag bolt, screw, threaded anchoring device or deformed anchoring device.
- 18. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein at least one headed anchoring device comprises a weldable metal and is secured to said support member by welding.
- 19. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein at least one headed anchoring device has a length approximately equal to or less than a distance between the top surface and the bottom surface of said deck panel and a width less than a respective width of at least one receiver hole.
- 20. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein the length of the non-cylindrical hole contains two or more different diameters.
- 21. The wood deck connection system of claim 12 wherein the headed anchoring device is welded to said support member through an electric arc welding process.
- 22. The wood deck connection system of claim 21, wherein the arc welding process uses a stud welding gun wherein the headed anchoring device serves as the electrode during the welding process.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/316,313 filed Aug. 30, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60316313 |
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