Deck system
AssigneeTurner Vault Company
InventorsSteven D. Turner, Bryan W. Martin
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Abstract
A deck system is disclosed having a mounting plate with a planar support surface and at least one locating rod extending from the support surface. The locating rod extends in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the support surface. A beam having a first end and a second end is positioned on the support surface of the mounting plate. The first and second ends of the beam have a slot and the slot is disposed for receiving the locating rod. At least one tread is disposed to extend between the two spaced apart parallel oriented beams. The tread has opposed shoulders on the side of the tread that engages the spaced apart beams. The opposed shoulders are disposed for engaging a side of the spaced apart beams that are in adjacent relationship.
Claims13
A deck or walkway system comprising:
- a mounting plate having a planar support surface and at least one locating rod extending from the support surface in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the support surface;
- a beam having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends of the beam being positioned on the support surface of a mounting plate, the first and second ends of the beam having curved sections, the first and second ends having a slot, the slot being disposed for receiving the locating rod, the locating rod positioning the beams in a desired location, the slot is disposed in the area of the first and second ends of the beam that contain the curved section, the slot extending from the curved section into the beam;
- at least one planar tread, the at least one planar tread disposed to extend between two spaced apart but parallel beams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.