Architectural pavements in elevated exterior deck applications

18) A joist for use in a deck assembly, said joist having a web portion integrally formed with a deck portion that projects laterally to one side of said deck portion and has a distal edge for connection to an adjacent joist, whereby said deck portion maintains said web portions of adjacent joists in spaced relationship and provides a continuous deck surface between said web portions.

23) A joist for assembly with like joists to provide a deck assembly, said joist having a web portion and a deck portion extending orthogonally from the web portion and defining a generally planar surface, said deck portion having a shelf section formed by an offset at the intersection of the web portion and deck portion to lie below the general planar surface of the deck portion, an offset at a distal edge of the deck portion to provide a tail, said offsets being relatively dimensioned such that when a tail of one joist is supported on the shelf section of an adjacent joist, the deck portions lie in a common plane.

33) A deck assembly having a plurality of joists extending side by side and connected to one another, each of said joists having a web portion and a deck portion extending orthogonally from the web portion and defining a generally planar surface, said deck portion having a shelf section formed by an offset at the intersection of the web portion and deck portion to lie below the general planar surface of the deck portion, an offset at a distal edge of the deck portion to provide a tail, said joists being connected to one another by placing a tail of one joist over a shelf section of another, said offsets being relatively dimensioned such that when a tail of one joist is supported on the shelf section of an adjacent joist, the deck portions lie in a common plane.

43) A stair assembly having a plurality of joists connected edge to edge in stepped array, each of said joists having a web portion and a deck portion extending orthogonally from the web portion and defining a generally planar surface, said deck portion having a shelf section formed by an offset at the intersection of the web portion and deck portion to lie below the general planar surface of the deck portion, and an offset at a distal edge of the deck portion to provide a tail, a web portion of one of said joists being connected to a tail of one another of said joists to connect said joists in a stepped array.