Floor deck member for scaffolding

A floor deck member (1;

• 30) for scaffolding (24), wherein the floor deck member at each end has a mounting area (2, 3;
• 33, 34) designed to rest on a scaffold beam (25;
• 26),
• wherein the floor deck member has a plurality of elongate reinforcing profiled members (4, 5, 6;
• 37, 38, 39) which are embedded in longitudinal ribs (7, 8, 9;
• 35, 35′, 35″) on the underside of the floor deck member;
• wherein between adjacent ribs (7, 8, 9;
• 35, 35′, 35″) there are arranged support ribs (10, 11;
• 36, 36′);
• and
• wherein a walk surface (12, 31, 32), the ribs (7,8,9:
• 35, 35′, 35″) and the support ribs (10, 11;
• 36, 36′) of the floor deck member are unitarily made of a composite plastic material,
• characterised in that respective end portions (4′, 5′, 6′;
• 37′, 38′, 39′) of said profiled members (4, 5, 6;
• 35, 35′, 35″) form said mounting area when bearing against respective ones of the opposing scaffold beams (25;
• 26), and that supporting pieces (2, 3;
• 33′, 34′) are arranged at each end of the floor deck member and designed to limit movement of the floor deck member (1;
• 30) relative to opposing scaffold beams (25;
• 26) when these support the floor deck member via the mounting areas (2, 3;
• 33, 34).