Patents Assigned to The Ipé Clip Fastener Company, LLC
  • Publication number: 20230095435
    Abstract: A portable multidirectional surface device, which may include one or more slide bearing glides and one or more base lengths which may are positioned adjacent the one or more slide bearing glides. One or more connecting plates, positioned above the base length(s), is connect with the base length(s) and the slide bearing glide(s). Providing motion to the device are multidirectional contact point(s) which are connected to the one or more connecting plates. The slide bearing glide(s) in conjunction with the base length(s) enable the use and operation of tools with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: THE IPE CLIP FASTENER COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: ROBERT J. PELC
  • Patent number: 10526801
    Abstract: A board straightening tool comprising a handle non-rotatably attached to a cam rotatably attached to a locking dog provides force to straighten boards by grasping the joist supporting the tool and simultaneously wedging a shoulder of the cam against the board being fastened to the joist, and maintains a space between tool and board for edge-mount fasteners. Increased force against the board is provided by a fulcrum action of the cam to locking dog rotatable attachment and is maintained by locking the cam in place using a specially designed curved cam perimeter section that enables an installer to straighten a deck board while keeping his hands free. Locking dog locking fingers are constructed from a knurled metal for grasp power or of a smooth surface to reduce marring the joist. The tool also provides the force required to maintain consistently spaced gaps between the boards for a more desirable appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE IPE CLIP FASTENER COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Pelc
  • Patent number: 9803377
    Abstract: An elevating leveling pedestal having a base rotatably attached to a first coupling end to collectively create a height adjustment mechanism, a second coupling end non-rotatably attached to a first end of a non-threaded midsection of predetermined length with a second end non-rotatably attached to a head assembly to support, secure, and level a surface installed over a non-sloping or sloping sub-surface. Another embodiment comprising a height and slope adjustable pedestal that has its tilting mechanism on the bottom of the pedestal allowing the pedestal column to remain vertical and not skewed made using a single length of unthreaded piping, the rotatable device base having minimal surface threading, and the device base able to be locked in a zero or non-zero slope for supporting a structure above a fixed surface, and the method of using such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Ipe Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, Jr., James Dean Upchurch
  • Publication number: 20170159691
    Abstract: Plugs with a high dimensional tolerance of about +/?33 percent for successfully plugging holes even if the holes were miss-drilled to have diameters that vary up to thirty-three percent smaller or larger from the specified hole/plug size of any chosen material, tapered to approximately one degree or un-tapered, having a three-dimensionally textured surface made up of elements imparted upon a surface of the plug causing the plug to exert a strong hold-in force of outwardly directed pressure against a side wall of a drilled hole into which the plug is installed keeping the plug within the drilled hole so that the plug does not protrude out of the hole preventing tripping hazards when the hole is drilled in walking surfaces all without requiring the addition of a glue, special tools, or special fasteners. The plug has a 30 second or less installation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: The Ipe Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Pelc, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170152665
    Abstract: An elevating leveling pedestal having a base rotatably attached to a first coupling end to collectively create a height adjustment mechanism, a second coupling end non-rotatably attached to a first end of a non-threaded midsection of predetermined length with a second end non-rotatably attached to a head assembly to support, secure, and level a surface installed over a non-sloping or sloping sub-surface. Another embodiment comprising a height and slope adjustable pedestal that has its tilting mechanism on the bottom of the pedestal allowing the pedestal column to remain vertical and not skewed made using a single length of unthreaded piping, the rotatable device base having minimal surface threading, and the device base able to be locked in a zero or non-zero slope for supporting a structure above a fixed surface, and the method of using such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: The Ipe Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, JR., James Dean Upchurch
  • Patent number: 9556621
    Abstract: An elevating leveling pedestal having a base rotatably attached to a first coupling end to collectively create a height adjustment mechanism, a second coupling end non-rotatably attached to a first end of a non-threaded midsection of predetermined length with a second end non-rotatably attached to a head assembly to support, secure, and level a surface installed over a non-sloping or sloping sub-surface. The head assembly comprising a support-head overlying and attached to a cap with either the support-head or the cap having a convex mating surface and the other having a concave mating surface making the support-head and the cap slidably re-positionable with respect to each other along their mating surface resulting in the support-head being tiltable with respect to said cap from zero to seven degrees. A recess is formed in a bottomed-well in the support surface of the support-head for supporting a double-ended bushing to interact with locking devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Ipe Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, James Dean Upchurch
  • Publication number: 20160040439
    Abstract: An elevating leveling pedestal having a base rotatably attached to a first coupling end to collectively create a height adjustment mechanism, a second coupling end non-rotatably attached to a first end of a non-threaded midsection of predetermined length with a second end non-rotatably attached to a head assembly to support, secure, and level a surface installed over a non-sloping or sloping sub-surface. The head assembly comprising a support-head overlying and attached to a cap with either the support-head or the cap having a convex mating surface and the other having a concave mating surface making the support-head and the cap slidably re-positionable with respect to each other along their mating surface resulting in the support-head being tiltable with respect to said cap from zero to seven degrees. A recess is formed in a bottomed-well in the support surface of the support-head for supporting a double-ended bushing to interact with locking devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: The Ipe Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, James Dean Upchurch
  • Patent number: 8806829
    Abstract: An anchoring device of highly resilient material of varying thicknesses, to accommodate the irregularly cut slots into which the anchors fit, is additionally embedded with one or more layers of high-strength material of solid or particulate form. The high-strength material, metal, for example, is notched to accommodate buckling, extension, and compression of planks secured by the anchor and has folds for increased strength. Multiple attachment apertures through the anchor allow use of a single anchor to secure two adjacent planks. The anchor is designed to keep planks separated from joists so that water can evaporate and not cause rot and to keep attached planks evenly spaced. The high-strength material is embedded into the anchor during the manufacturing molding process. Small openings within a layer of high-strength material provide for molten plastic of the molding process to reach all high-strength material surfaces creating a strong bond between plastic and high-strength material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Ipé Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, James Dean Upchurch
  • Publication number: 20140154029
    Abstract: A solid plug, any chosen material, tapered to approximately one degree or un-tapered, having a three-dimensionally textured surface made up of elements imparted upon a surface of the plug causing the plug to exhibit a strong hold-in force of outwardly directed pressure against a side wall of a drilled hole into which the plug is installed keeping the plug within the drilled hole so that the plug does not protrude out of the hole preventing tripping hazards when the hole is drilled in walking surfaces all without requiring the addition of a glue, special tools, or special fasteners. The elements most often imparted on a circumferential surface of the plug comprise outwardly projecting protuberances or incised structures. The plug has a 30 second or less installation time. When the plug is a wooden plug its top end exhibits the wood's face grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: THE IPE CLIP FASTENER COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Pelc
  • Patent number: D663612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: IPE Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Pelc
  • Patent number: D738589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: The Ipé Clip Fastener Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Pelc, James Dean Upchurch