Abstract: A tube connector comprises an integral sheet metal stamping including a body and a plurality of legs. The body has a centrally disposed securing portion for receipt of a threaded fastener and is of a substantially dished shape presenting sharp peripheral edges for aggressively engaging the interior wall of a tube to resist retrograde movement of the connector axially of said tube. The legs extend generally axially from said body adjacent the periphery thereof and have sharp longitudinal edges for aggressively engaging the interior wall of a tube to resist rotating movement within said tube upon rotating association of a threaded fastener with the centrally disposed securing portion.

Abstract: A sheet metal spring clip for securing deck flooring having an underlying channel in juxtaposed relation to a supporting beam in generally perpendicular relation. The beam and channel each having flanges which extend in opposite directions from the point of contact between the two members. The clip includes means adapted to engage both flanges and an intermediately disposed spring loaded portions capable of elongation whereby the engaging portion grasp said flanges under tension.

Abstract: A strip of at least two interconnected fastener means carrying double-faced adhesive foam tape for application to a workpiece. The fastener means includes connecting means between adjacent fasteners that is capable of normally maintaining the fasteners in a rigid co-planar relation but adapted to permit removal of a single fastener by manual manipulation and fracture of the connecting means. The single fastener being capable of being stripped off of the backing paper used on such tape without removal of the adjacent fastener and thereby providing a tail of backing paper which can be readily grasped to remove the backing paper from the adjacent fastener.