US 9,057,190 B1Granted

Deck system and components thereof, and methods of assembling and disassembling deck systems and components

OwnerRoger Winterinventor

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Abstract

Deck systems, deck system components making up the deck systems, and methods of assembling and disassembling deck system components and the deck systems are described herein. A box-frame can be assembled from box-frame-segments, angle clips, and fasteners. A box-frame can be supported by posts attached to the box-frame using post brackets and fasteners. Joist assemblies can be assembled using joist segments, joist spacers, and fasteners. Joist assemblies can be positioned within the box-frame. The joist assemblies can be secured to box-frame-segments or another joist assembly using roll-lock tabs and roll-lock tab receivers and locking tabs and locking tab retainers that part of extrusions making up the box-frame-segments, joist spacers, or joist segments. Deck boards can be secured to the joist assemblies using deck screws or deck-clips. The post brackets can accommodate support posts below deck boards and railing posts extending above deck boards.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A deck system comprising:

a box-frame including a first box-frame-segment, a second box-frame-segment, a third box-frame-segment, and a fourth box-frame-segment, wherein each of the first box-frame-segment, the second box-frame-segment, the third box-frame-segment, and the fourth box-frame-segment includes a first top horizontal element, a locking tab slot adjacent to the first top horizontal element, a first base horizontal element, and a locking tab extending from and above the first base horizontal element;
and
a first joist assembly removably attached to and within the box-frame,
wherein the first joist assembly includes a first box-frame-segment attachment having a first locking tab slot adapted for positioning over the locking tab of the first box-frame-segment and a first locking tab for positioning in the locking tab slot of the first box-frame-segment, and
wherein the first joist assembly includes a second box-frame-segment attachment having a second locking tab slot adapted for positioning over the locking tab of the second box-frame-segment and a second locking tab for positioning in the locking tab slot of the second box-frame-segment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/598,539Filed 16 Jan 2015 · continuation in part
Priority: 22 Aug 2013
Published: US 2015/0052844 A14 Jun 2015
Granted: 16 Jun 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

E04C 3/06
Of metal: with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web
E04B 1/003
Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs: balconies; Decks
E04B 1/185
Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons: connections not covered by E04B1/21 and E04B1/2403, e.g.…
E04B 1/24
Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons: the supporting parts consisting of metal

Family

Application13/973,757Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Aug 2013
Application14/517,408Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 17 Oct 2014
US 8,863,466 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Oct 2014
US 8,997,431 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application14/517,408Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0052844 A1Published application
US 2015/0152630 A1Published application
US 9,057,190 B1This patent

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