Deck construction

A support device for anchoring a deck construction element to a building site, comprising:

• a body having upper and lower portions, said lower portion adapted for supporting engagement with a building site;
• and
• a first slot in said upper portion, said first slot extending across the entire breadth of said upper portion and including a substantially continuous and flat support floor adapted for flush engagement with a horizontally oriented deck construction element;
• said first slot including a center socket portion having four corners adapted for receiving the bottom end of a vertically oriented deck construction element in substantial engagement with said corners.

A support device for use in a deck construction, comprising:

• a body member having a substantially flat upper surface and a lower supporting portion;
• a plurality of spaced-apart projections extending from said flat upper surface, each of said projections comprising a plurality of connected wall portions;
• said projections defining therebetween at least one unobstructed slot extending fully across said flat upper surface and suitable for receiving at least one deck construction element so that said deck construction element can extend across the length of said slot;
• said slot including a center socket portion having at least one corner defined by the intersection of two of said connected wall portions.

A deck construction on a building site, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of spaced-apart horizontally oriented support members, each of said members having a lower edge and an upper edge;
• (b) horizontal decking surface structure fasted to said upper edges of said plurality of horizontally oriented support members;
• (c) a plurality of supports, each of said supports including:
• a body having an upper construction support portion and a lower portion adapted for supporting engagement with a building site, said upper portion including an open slot formed by side walls spaced apart for receiving the lower edge of one of said horizontally oriented support members;
• an enlarged open center socket contiguous with the open slot and formed by the side walls extending at right angles away from each other to corner sections spaced apart substantially further than the width of the open slot;
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• (d) wherein each of said plurality of horizontally oriented support members is supported by at least one of said supports.

A kit for use in assembling a deck on a building site, comprising:

• (a) a decking surface structure;
• (b) a plurality of support members, each of said members having a lower edge and an upper edge, said support members suitable for supporting said decking surface when said support members are spaced-apart and in a horizontal orientation;
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• (c) a plurality of pier blocks, each of said pier blocks including:
• a body having an upper construction support portion and a lower portion adapted for supporting engagement with a building site, said upper portion including an open slot formed by side walls spaced apart for receiving the lower edge of one of said horizontally oriented support members;
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• an enlarged open center socket contiguous with the open slot and formed by the side walls extending at right angles away from each other to corner sections spaced apart substantially further than the width of the open slot.