Abstract: The flood vent has an elongated box-shaped frame having a top end, a bottom end including a floor, and opposing sidewalls that define a fluid passageway. The frame has an open front and a track formed in the rear of the frame. A door is slidably mounted in the track so that a normally closed position blocks the fluid passageway. The door is sufficiently buoyant to permit floodwater to float the door in the track and, thus, to automatically vent excess water through the fluid passageway. Installed in a crawl space, basement, or similar structure, the venting action of the flood vent limits hydrostatic pressure buildup against the walls of the structure when floodwaters rise, thus preventing structural damage from occurring.

Abstract: A fastener system for joining structural members to other structural members or to supporting structures is disclosed. The fastener system includes three types of fasteners. The first type of fastener is designed for placement between adjacent planks. The second and third types of fastener are designed for placement at the ends or sides of planks which are not adjacent other planks. The first type of fastener is in the form of two rectangular, spaced apart plates which are fixed relative to one another by a rectangular plate extending perpendicularly between the two rectangular plates. The second and third types of fasteners are in the form of a rectangular plate having two rectangular, spaced apart plates projecting perpendicularly therefrom.

Abstract: A fastener system for joining structural members to other structural members or to supporting structures is disclosed. The fastener system includes three types of fasteners. The first type of fastener is designed for placement between adjacent planks. The second and third types of fastener are designed for placement at the ends or sides of planks which are not adjacent other planks. The first type of fastener is in the form of two rectangular, spaced apart plates which are fixed relative to one another by a rectangular plate extending perpendicularly between the two rectangular plates. The second and third types of fasteners are in the form of a rectangular plate having two rectangular, spaced apart plates projecting perpendicularly therefrom.