25 years ago I built a 12X12 deck on my house using 2 1/2 steel pipe in concrete and tico clips to hold 2 2X6 jousts. Then crossed that with 10 2x6 and 2X4's on top. Worked until now. Cannot find the "tico clips."
Answers:
Try this website, but from your description, I think we might be thinking of two different kind of ticos.