# US 11,028,580 B2 · Deck frame with integral attachment tabs > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,028,580 B2 - Document ID: US11028580B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/990,351 - Filed: 2018-05-25 - Published: 2019-11-28 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-25 - Assignees: Fortress Iron, LP - Applicants: Fortress Iron, LP - Inventors: Kevin T. Burt; Matthew Carlyle Sherstad; Kevin B. Flatt; Aaron Jesiolowski; Geoff T. Luczycki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028580B2 ## CPC - E04B 5/10: with metal beams or girders, e.g. with steel lattice girders (E04B5/14 takes precedence) - E04B 1/003: {Balconies; Decks} - E04B 1/2403: {Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts} - E04C 3/07: at least partly of bent or otherwise deformed strip- or sheet-like material - E04B 2001/2415: {Brackets, gussets, joining plates} - E04B 2001/2466: {Details of the elongated load-supporting parts} - E04C 3/065: {with special adaptations for the passage of cables or conduits through the web} - E04C 2003/0465: {square- or rectangular-shaped} - E04C 2003/0473: {U- or C-shaped} - E04C 2003/0482: {Z- or S-shaped} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S) ## Abstract A deck frame includes at least one perimeter support member that has a joist support wall, a web wall extending perpendicularly from the joist support wall, and an overhang wall extending perpendicularly from the web wall. The web wall includes a plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features. Each attachment feature includes a slot defined by the web wall, a first tab extending from a first perimeter edge of the slot at a first angle with respect to the web wall, and a second tab extending from a second perimeter edge of the slot opposite the first perimeter edge in a first direction and forming a second angle with respect to the web wall. The first tab is disposed spaced apart from the second tab in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A deck frame, comprising: at least one perimeter support member comprising a joist support wall, a web wall extending perpendicularly from the joist support wall and an overhang wall extending perpendicularly from the web wall and disposed parallel to the joist support wall, the web wall having a plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features, each one of the plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features comprising: a slot defined by the web wall and having a width, a first perimeter edge extending a height of the slot, a second perimeter edge disposed opposite the first perimeter edge and extending the height of the slot; an upper attachment tab extending from the first perimeter edge of the slot a first distance generally equal to the width of the slot at a first angle with respect to the web wall; and a lower attachment tab extending from the second perimeter edge of the slot the first distance and forming a second angle with respect to the web wall; and a first horizontal tab extending from a third perimeter edge of the slot and a second horizontal tab extending from a fourth perimeter edge of the slot; and a plurality of joists each having a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall disposed opposite the first lateral wall, wherein for each joist the upper attachment tab is configured to be secured to the first lateral wall and the lower attachment tab is configured to be secured to the second lateral wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The deck frame of claim 1 wherein each joist has a hollow box-shape and an open end configured to receive the first and second horizontal tabs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The deck frame of claim 1 wherein the perimeter support member has a u-shape in profile. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The deck frame of claim 1 wherein the perimeter support member has an s-shape in profile. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The deck frame of claim 1 wherein the width is at least two inches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The deck frame of claim 5 wherein the height is at least 4.5 inches. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The deck frame of claim 6 wherein: the height of each slot is selected from the group consisting of 6.5 inches, 8.5 inches, and 10.5 inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The deck frame of claim 1 wherein the first angle and the second angle are each in a range of 60°-90°. ### Claim 9 A perimeter support member, comprising: a web wall; a joist support wall extending generally perpendicularly from the web wall, the web wall having a plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features, each one of the plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features further comprising: a slot defined by the web wall, the slot having a width, a first perimeter edge extending a height of the slot and a second perimeter edge disposed opposite the first perimeter edge and extending the height of the slot; an upper vertical attachment tab extending from the first perimeter edge a first distance generally equal to the width of the slot at a first angle with respect to the web wall; a lower vertical attachment tab extending from the second perimeter edge of the slot the first distance and forming a second angle with respect to the web wall; a first horizontal tab extending from a third perimeter edge of the slot and a second horizontal tab extending from a fourth perimeter edge of the slot; and wherein the first angle and the second angle are each in a range of 60°-90°. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The perimeter support member of claim 9 further comprising an overhang wall extending perpendicular from the web wall and disposed spaced apart from the joist support wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The perimeter support member of claim 10 wherein the perimeter support member has a generally u-shaped profile. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The perimeter support member of claim 10 wherein the perimeter support member has a generally s-shaped profile. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The perimeter support member of claim 9 wherein the web wall defines a plurality of spaced apart fastener holes configured to receive a fastener to attach the web wall to a support structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The perimeter support member of claim 9 wherein the width is at least two inches. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The perimeter support member of claim 14 wherein the height is at least 4.5 inches. ### Claim 16 A perimeter support member, comprising: a web wall; a joist support wall extending generally perpendicularly from the web wall, the web wall having a plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features, each one of the plurality of spaced apart joist attachment features further comprising: a slot defined by the web wall, the slot having a width, a first perimeter edge extending a height of the slot and a second perimeter edge disposed opposite the first perimeter edge and extending the height of the slot; an upper vertical attachment tab extending from the first perimeter edge a first distance generally equal to the width of the slot at a first angle with respect to the web wall; a lower vertical attachment tab extending from the second perimeter edge of the slot the first distance and forming a second angle with respect to the web wall; a first horizontal tab extending from a third perimeter edge of the slot; and a second horizontal tab extending from a fourth perimeter edge of the slot opposite the third perimeter edge. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The perimeter support member of claim 16 wherein the perimeter support member has a generally u-shaped profile. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The perimeter support member of claim 16 wherein the perimeter support member has a generally s-shaped profile.