Patent attributes
A flooring screw comprises a screw head, a screw shank connected with the screw head, and a cone connected with screw shank. The screw shank includes a first shank section connected with the screw head, a second shank section connected with the cone, a first thread formed on the first shank section, a second thread extended from the cone to the second shank section and running helically along a direction opposite the direction of the first thread, and a third shank section between the first shank section and the second shank section. The third shank section includes a plurality of peaks protruding outward radially and a plurality of troughs formed between the peaks and recessed radially with respect to the peaks. The peaks and the troughs form an unsmooth surface on the third shank section.