Deck construction system
OwnerGary R Monteerinventor
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Abstract
A deck with improved construction components and methods may feature weather and UV resistant components which intermesh with each other in forming the finished deck product. The components, when assembled, will also feature a water diversion system that will direct water that falls on the deck surface, whether through precipitation or for cleaning purposes, and direct said water away from the foundation of the deck and the foundation of associated building. The diversion system features two tiers, an upper tier formed primarily from deck plank troughs (310) and wall transition planks troughs (630) and a lower tier formed from mullion troughs (410) and edge cap troughs (510) all in fluid communication with water ejection spouts (720).
Claims18
A deck comprising:
- a plurality of deck planks providing an upper surface, the deck planks further comprising:
- an upper surface, a lower surface proximate the substructure, said upper and lower surfaces defining a height, two opposed lateral edges and a first and a second opposed longitudinal edges;
- two upper ledges cantileverally extending from the upper surface along the first and second longitudinal edges;
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- a medial trough cantileverally extending from the second longitudinal edge between the upper and lower surfaces, such that when adjacent planks are placed longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge, the upper ledges will meet above the medial trough;
- a structural support system underneath the deck surface and raising the same from the ground, the structural support system further comprising:
- a plurality of joists fitted with joist end caps, each end cap featuring a boss,
- at least one perimeter beam having a plurality of parallel slots located on an interior side of said perimeter beam to receive bosses of the joist end caps;
- at least one post supporting the at least one perimeter beam.
A deck construction system comprising:
- a structural support further comprising a plurality of beams and a plurality of joists forming a substructure;
- a plurality of deck planks residing upon the substructure, each deck plank further comprising:
- an upper surface, a lower surface proximate the substructure, said upper and lower surfaces defining a height, two opposed lateral edges and a first and a second opposed longitudinal edges;
- two upper ledges cantileverally extending from the upper surface along the first and second longitudinal edges;
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- a medial trough cantileverally extending from the second longitudinal edge between the upper and lower surfaces, such that when adjacent planks are placed longitudinal edge to longitudinal edge, the upper ledges will meet above the medial trough;
- at least one deck perimeter edge cap designed to fit over and around an upper surface of at least one beam while interfacing with the lateral edges of adjacent deck planks, said perimeter edge cap further comprising a lower trough cantileverally extending from the lower surface towards the lateral edges of adjacent deck planks, such that the lower trough is at a lower level than the medial troughs and the medial troughs will empty into the lower trough;
- wherein the lower trough is in fluid communication with a drain and all troughs are located within the height of a deck plank.
A deck construction system comprising:
- a structural support further comprising a plurality of perimeter beams and a plurality of transverse joists forming a substructure;
- a plurality of deck planks residing upon the substructure across the transverse joists, each deck plank further comprising:
- an upper surface, a lower surface proximate the substructure, said upper and lower surfaces defining a height, two opposed lateral edges and a first and a second opposed longitudinal edges;
- a first ventral longitudinal slot parallel and proximate to the first longitudinal edge and a second ventral longitudinal slot parallel and proximate to the second edge;
- a plurality of interlock clips, each interlock clip further comprising a bent body with two, opposed, flared tenons;
- the flared tenons interfacing with the first longitudinal slot of one deck plank and the second longitudinal slot of an adjacent deck plank;
- wherein the interface clips may then be fastened to individual transverse joists to secure the adjacent deck planks thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.