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US 9,932,734 B1Granted
Deck component with post sleeve and flanges
OwnerRoger Winterinventor
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Abstract
Deck components comprising a post sleeve and flanges extending away from side walls of the post sleeve are described. The post sleeve has a rectangular cross section. Interior flanges can comprise attachment holes for affixing the interior flanges to box-frame-segments having square-cut edges. Box-frame-segments and box-frame-segment attachments with square-cut edges can abut the exterior surface of a post sleeve side wall. Use of the post sleeve can reduce or eliminate the need to produce beveled joints box-frame-segments and box-frame-segment attachments.
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A deck component comprising:
- a post sleeve comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall, wherein the first side wall abuts the second side wall and the third side wall, wherein the second side wall abuts the first side wall and the fourth side wall, wherein the third side wall abuts the first side wall and the fourth side wall, wherein the fourth side wall abuts the second side wall and the third side wall, and wherein a top of the post sleeve and a bottom of the post sleeve are open for accepting a post into the post sleeve;
- a first flange abutting an exterior surface of the first side wall;
- a second flange abutting the exterior surface of the first side wall;
- a third flange abutting an exterior surface of one of the second side wall, the third side wall, and the fourth side wall;
- a fourth flange abutting the exterior surface of the one of the second side wall, the third side wall, and the fourth side wall;
- a first box-frame-segment removably attached to the post sleeve via at least one of the first flange and the second flange;
- and
- a second box-frame-segment removably attached to the post sleeve via at least one of the third flange and the fourth flange,
- wherein each of the first box-frame-segment and the second box-frame-segment comprises:
- (i) a first top horizontal element, (ii) a second top horizontal element, (iii) a third horizontal element, (iv) a first base horizontal element, (v) a first vertical element extending from the first base horizontal element to the second top horizontal element, (vi) a second vertical element extending from the first top horizontal element to the third horizontal element, (vii) a first locking tab extending upward from the third horizontal element to form a locking tab slot between the second vertical element and the first locking tab, and (viii) a second locking tab extending from and above the first base horizontal element.
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A deck component comprising:
- a post sleeve comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall, wherein the first side wall abuts the second side wall and the third side wall, wherein the second side wall abuts the first side wall and the fourth side wall, wherein the third side wall abuts the first side wall and the fourth side wall, wherein the fourth side wall abuts the second side wall and the third side wall, and wherein a top of the post sleeve and a bottom of the post sleeve are open for accepting a post into the post sleeve;
- a first flange abutting an exterior surface of the first side wall;
- a second flange abutting the exterior surface of the first side wall;
- a third flange abutting an exterior surface of one of the second side wall, the third side wall, and the fourth side wall;
- and
- a fourth flange abutting the exterior surface of the one of the second side wall, the third side wall, and the fourth side wall,
- wherein a distance from a bottom of the first side wall to the top of the first side wall is a first distance,
- wherein a distance from a bottom of the second side wall to the top of the second side wall is the first distance,
- wherein a distance from a bottom of the third side wall to the top of the third side wall is a second distance,
- wherein a distance from a bottom of the fourth side wall to the top of the fourth side wall is the second distance,
- wherein the second distance exceeds the first distance.
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