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US 6,647,638 B1Granted
Deck spacer
OwnerEric Doyalinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provides a technique for uniformly spacing deck boards on a deck, as well as protecting the joists of the deck. The invention provides a deck spacer that can be placed over a joist between adjacent deck boards to provide uniform spacing, as well as to cover and protect the portion of the joists which would otherwise be left exposed by the gap between adjacent deck boards.
Claims26
A method of spacing deck boards installed over floor joists comprising the steps of:
- installing a first deck board over a plurality of joists;
- providing a plurality of spacers having first and second sides and a top surface;
- installing a first spacer over a first floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board without extending into the first deck board, wherein the top surface of the first spacer does not extend above the first deck board;
- installing a second spacer over a second floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board without extending into the first deck board, wherein the top surface of the second spacer does not extend above the first deck board;
- installing a second deck board over the plurality of joists such that the second deck board is positioned next to the second sides of the first and second spacers;
- and
- leaving the first and second spacers over the first and second floor joists after all the deck boards are installed.
4 more elements
A method of spacing deck boards installed over floor joists comprising the steps of:
- installing a first deck board over a plurality of joists;
- providing a plurality of spacers having first and second sides and a top surface;
- installing a first spacer over a first floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board, wherein the top surface of the first spacer does not extend above the first deck board;
- installing a second spacer over a second floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board;
- installing a second deck board over the plurality of floor joists such that the second deck board is positioned next to the second sides of the first and second spacers;
- wherein the top surfaces of each of the spacers is sloped downward to deflect water or debris away from the floor joists;
- and
- leaving the first and second spacers over the first and second floor joists after all the deck boards are installed.
5 more elements
A method of spacing deck boards installed over floor joists comprising the steps of:
- installing a first deck board over a plurality of joists;
- providing a plurality of spacers having first and second sides and a top surface;
- installing a first spacer over a first floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board, wherein the top surface of the first spacer does not extend above the first deck board;
- installing a second spacer over a second floor joist with the first side of the first spacer positioned next to the first deck board, wherein each of the spacers has first and second legs extending downward from the top surface, and wherein each spacer is installed by sliding the spacer over a joist with the first and second legs positioned on opposite sides of the joist;
- installing a second deck board over the plurality of floor joists such that the second deck board is positioned next to the second sides of the first and second spacers;
- and
- leaving the first and second spacers over the first and second floor joists after all the deck boards are installed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.