Grip H Clip, Plywood Roof Sheathing Clip-19/32-5/8" GRIP PLY CLIP

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H Clips Reinforce Roof Support: H Clips are an easy and effective way to add stability to your plywood or OSB roof. An H-shaped clip is used to connect two pieces of building material such as plywood, roofing sheath, wafer board or other materials quickly, easily and securely. Hi-Grip stainless steel hose clips have fast become the industry standard for marine applications throughout the world due to their high quality and performance. the H clip includes two opposed arms connected by a spacer bar, where each arm ends in a ski-shaped lead-in having a contoured face and a living hinge.

is perspective view of a building roof undergoing construction and showing the use of the clip of the present invention. Maybe I will go with a combination of vertical and horizontal sheathing to minimize my blocking requirements. If the all the edges of all the panels are not securely fastened to the supporting framing the edges will distort, lift, form waves along the edges. Grip H Clip has lead-ins that allow the installer to easily install the adjoining sheet without the need to touch or adjust the clip. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions.However, when exposed to a lot of rain, I have seen plywood/OSB roof sheathing panels bow at the points at which H-clips were installed because the panels had no room to expand. Determination as to whether they are required in construction varies by jurisdiction, but they are often helpful in situations where they are not required. The present invention is directed to a clip for use in the construction industry and particularly to an H-shaped clip for spacing and installing building materials such as roof sheathing. Download PDF Info Publication number US7444792B2 US7444792B2 US11/345,510 US34551006A US7444792B2 US 7444792 B2 US7444792 B2 US 7444792B2 US 34551006 A US34551006 A US 34551006A US 7444792 B2 US7444792 B2 US 7444792B2 Authority US United States Prior art keywords clip arms lead arm spacing bar Prior art date 2005-02-10 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion.

If you have ever wondered what H-Clips are for when resheathing your roof, this blog post is for you. Therefore, the lead-in 16 make it easier to fit the H clips 10 onto the building material 11 and grip the material 11 firmly once in place. Because the lead-in, living hinge, and tapered arms all work to grip the material, thereby keeping the H clip secured in position on the material, a second sheet of building material can be easily inserted into one or more of the H clips and easily slid sideways into its final position. In addition, once the lead-in 16 is inserted onto the edge of the material 11, the living hinges 18 help to properly grip the material 11, thereby securing the H clip 10 onto the material 11. The lead-in 16 eventually rotates such that it comes to rest within an indentation 21 on each end 13 of the arms 12 in a position parallel the surfaces 15 of the building material 11.The scope of the invention will appear more fully from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.