Deck plank and method of production
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United States of America Patent
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May 19, 2009
Grant Date -
Jul 29, 2004
app pub date -
Feb 26, 2003
filing date -
Jan 27, 2003
priority date (Note) -
Expired
status (Latency Note)
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Abstract
A deck plank is co-extruded from an extrusion die which receives molten plastics materials supplied from three separate plastic extruders to provide the plank with opposite sides having different colors. Preferably, the base plank is extruded from a lower cost material such as reground scrap polyvinylchloride (PVC), and thin PVC cap layers are co-extruded on opposite sides of the base plank in different colors. Opposite edges of each plank have longitudinally extending grooves for receiving hidden fasteners in the form of screws extending through short flat tie pieces or a continuous sealing tie strip projecting into the opposing grooves of adjacent planks.
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