Timber decking
OwnerBrian Richard Croutinventor
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Abstract
Decking boards 2 are secured to timber joists 1. The opposing side faces of the boards are provided with longitudinally-extending recesses 7 which include slots 8 into which T-shaped spacers 11 are inserted at intervals to ensure uniform spacing between the boards. During laying the exposed front edge of each board is fastened by nails 10 inserted through the inclined face 9, the rear edge of the boards being held by the spacers 11.
Claims6
Timber decking which includes decking boards secured to a supporting framework, in which opposite side faces of the boards are both formed with continuous recesses which extend longitudinally of the boards to receive spacers having opposed flanges inserted into the recesses, wherein the recesses incorporate continuous slots, and an inclined face is formed between the bottom of each slot and the adjacent side face of the board through which fixing elements are inserted to secure the boards to a supporting framework.
Timber decking which includes decking boards secured to a supporting framework, in which opposite side faces of the boards are both formed with continuous recesses which extend longitudinally of the boards to receive spacers having opposed flanges inserted into the recesses, the flanges being formed by a common resilient plate having a slight twist.
A spacer for use in the construction of timber decking and having a pair of opposed flanges for insertion into continuous recesses in the opposed side faces of a pair of decking boards, in which the flanges are formed by resilient plates with a non-planar configuration, the spacer additionally including an intermediate stem between the opposed flanges for determining the spacing between adjacent boards, and a plurality of spaced fillets connecting the stem to each flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.