Device to eliminate squeaks in floors and method
CA 2115638 C · Owner: O'Berry, Jon Louis · Inventors: O'Berry, Jon Louis
Overview
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Squeaks in a floor or stair are eliminated by driving screws in the area. At least one scored screw to be driven into the squeak area combines with a specialized driving bit, and an alignment and depth control fixture to eliminate the squeak. The alignment and depth control fixture can be used to direct the scored screw to the proper point while the driving bit can stop driving the screw at the desired position. After the alignment and depth control fixture is removed, the screw is broken at the prescored position. To minimize damage to an in place carpet a tape is, wrapped around the threads of the screw.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 14, 1994 and granted August 4, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 14, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by February 14, 2016.
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