Modular attic walkway system

A modular walkway system for creating a walkway across a plurality of attic joists, said system including:

• a plurality of attic joists each having a top face;
• a plurality of platforms being removably attached to said top faces such that each of said platforms traverses an open space positioned between adjacent ones of said attic joists, each of said platforms being releasably interlocked with an adjacent one of said platforms, each of said platforms comprising:
• a panel having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter surface extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, said top surface being textured to improve traction, said perimeter surface including a first mating edge, a second mating edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge, said first mating edge and said second mating edge being positioned opposite each other;
• said first mating edge including a tongue cutout extending inwardly from said first mating edge toward said second mating edge, said tongue cutout extending through said top surface and said bottom surface, said tongue cutout being positioned between said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge;
• a pair of foot extensions extending outwardly away from said first mating edge, said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge each abutting one of said foot extensions;
• said first mating edge including a pair of foot notches extending inwardly from said first mating edge toward said second mating edge, each of said foot notches extending through said top surface and said bottom surface, each of said foot notches being positioned between said tongue cutout and each of said foot extensions;
• a tongue extension extending outwardly away from said second mating edge and releasably interlocking with an adjacent tongue cutout of said adjacently positioned one of said panels, said tongue extension releasably engaging said adjacent tongue cutout of said adjacent panel such that said adjacent platform is unable to laterally or longitudinally disengage from said second mating edge, said tongue extension being positioned between said first and second lateral edges;
• a pair of foot protrusions extending outwardly away from said second mating edge, each of said foot protrusions being positioned to extend into said foot notches on said adjacently positioned one of said panels;
• a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface and abutting a corresponding one of said top faces of said attic joists, each of said plurality of legs having a bottom face, each of said foot extensions and said foot protrusions having one of said plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom;
• a plurality of securing tacks being attached to and extending downwardly from each of said bottom faces of said legs, each of said securing tacks extending into one of said top faces to removably secure said platform to said top faces of said attic joists, each of said plurality of securing tacks being positioned to align with a central axis of an associated one of said attic joists, each of said securing tacks extending away from each of said bottom faces a distance between 0.125 inch and 0.5 inch;
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• a plurality of mounting apertures extending vertically through said panel, each of said mounting apertures being configured to receive a fastener such that the fastener is extendable into one of said top faces to secure said panel to said attic joists, each of said foot extensions and each said foot protrusions having one of said mounting apertures extending therethrough, each of said mounting apertures being aligned with said associated one of said central axis.