Modular platform deck for traffic
AssigneeAstra Capital Incorporated
InventorKenneth Szekely
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Abstract
A modular assembly and method of installing a modular assembly is provided. The modular assembly can include a plurality of base members made of a plastic material, each base member including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, the bottom surface defining channels. A plurality of support members can be provided, each of the plurality of support members may extend across the plurality of base members and disposed within the channels of the plurality of base members. A mounting bracket can be configured to mount each of the plurality of support members to a metal plate of a lower support structure, the metal plate being received by a clamp of the mounting bracket. Each of the plurality of base members can adjoin one another to form a horizontal platform for traffic.
Claims18
A modular assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of base members made of a plastic composite material, each base member including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, the bottom surface defining channels;
- a plurality of support members, each of the plurality of support members extending across the plurality of base members and disposed within the channels of the plurality of base members;
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- a mounting bracket configured to mount each of the plurality of support members to a metal plate of a lower support structure, the metal plate being received by a clamp of the mounting bracket;
- wherein each of the plurality of base members adjoin one another to form a horizontal platform for traffic;
- wherein the metal plate is an upper flange of an I-beam;
- wherein the mounting bracket includes a jaw and a fastener, the jaw including a fulcrum and a bracket.
A method of installing a modular assembly, comprising:
- providing a plurality of base members made of a plastic composite material, each base member including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, the bottom surface defining channels;
- providing a plurality of support members, each of the plurality of support members extending across the plurality of base members and disposed within the channels of the plurality of base members;
- clamping a metal plate of a lower support structure to the plurality of support members with a mounting bracket to form a horizontal platform for traffic;
- wherein the metal plate is an upper flange of an I-beam;
- wherein the mounting bracket includes a jaw and a fastener, the jaw including a fulcrum and a bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.