Deck framing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10100516-B2
Application number	US-201715725003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2017
Priority date	Oct 5, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a deck framing system formed of light gauge steel. The thickness of the light gauge steel components may be different among particular components depending on the load carried by the particular component and depending on the forming method for fabrication of the particular component. The deck framing system includes a ledger in which bracket slots are formed. The bracket slots are spaced apart from each other along a length of the ledger. Each bracket slot receives a joist support bracket. Each of the joist support brackets are received within an end of a joist. According to certain embodiments, the joists are generally in a closed box-like shape. The deck surface is laid on top of and supported by the joists.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A deck framing system, comprising:
a ledger having an s-shape in profile and comprising a joist support wall, a web wall extending perpendicularly from the joist support wall and an overhang wall extending perpendicularly from the web wall and disposed parallel to the joist support wall;
a plurality of joist support brackets each configured to be coupled to the web wall of the ledger and comprising at least one ledger attachment wing and a joist support portion; and
a plurality of joists each having a hollow box-shape configured to receive the joist support portion of one of the joist support brackets.

2. The deck framing system of claim 1 wherein the web wall of the ledger defines a plurality of slots spaced apart along a length of the web wall of the ledger, each of the plurality of joist support brackets being configured to be received in a respective slot of the plurality of slots.

3. The deck framing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one ledger attachment wing of each of the joist support brackets comprises a pair of ledger attachment wings.

4. The deck framing system of claim 3 wherein each of the pair of ledger attachment wings is configured to be disposed between a support structure and a rear surface of the ledger.

5. The deck framing system of claim 3 wherein each of the pair of ledger attachment wings include a plurality of through holes configured to receive fasteners to secure the joist support bracket to the web wall of the ledger.

6. The deck framing system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the joist support portions extends from the at least one ledger attachment wing at a fixed non-perpendicular angle.

7. The deck framing system of claim 6 wherein the fixed non-perpendicular angle is 45 degrees.

8. The deck framing system of claim 1 further comprising a rim joist having an L-shape in profile and a plurality of tabs separated from each other by notches, the rim joist configured to be coupled to the plurality of joists in either a straight or a curved configuration.

9. The deck framing system of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of adjustable angle brackets each comprising an attachment wing joined to a tube joist received portion by a bendable junction, an angle between the attachment wing and the tube joist received portion being hand adjustable by bending.

10. The deck framing system of claim 9 wherein the bendable junction defines at least one void.

11. The deck framing system of claim 9 wherein the angle is adjustable between 15 and 90 degrees.

12. The deck framing system of claim 1 wherein each of the joists comprises a pair of lateral walls and a through hole extends through the pair of lateral walls.

13. A deck framing system, comprising:
a ledger defining a plurality of bracket slots disposed spaced apart along a length of the ledger, the ledger having an “s” shape in profile;
a plurality of joist support brackets each comprising a pair of wing walls and a joist support portion, the joist support portion being configured to be received in a respective bracket slot of the plurality of bracket slots, the pair of wing walls being configured to be disposed between a support structure and the ledger; and
a plurality of joists, an end of each joist configured to receive the joist support portion of one of the joist support brackets.

14. The deck framing system of claim 13 wherein each of the ledger, the plurality of joist support brackets, and the plurality of joists are formed of light gauge steel having a thickness in a range of 0.05 thru 0.10 inches.

15. The deck framing system of claim 13 wherein the joist support portion defines an angled cut-away disposed at a bottom of the joist support portion.

16. The deck framing system of claim 13 wherein each of the joist support brackets are configured to bias toward a relaxed configuration where a pair of opposed lateral portions are oblique.

17. The deck framing system of claim 16 wherein the opposed lateral portions are configured to exert a force on walls of the bracket slots to secure the joist support brackets to the ledger without fasteners.

18. The deck framing system of claim 13 wherein the ledger comprises an upper c-shaped portion and a lower c-shaped portion, the upper c-shaped portion comprising an overhang wall and a joist support wall each extending the length of the ledger, the end of each of the plurality of joists being configured to be received between the overhang wall and the joist support wall.

19. A deck framing system, comprising:
a ledger;
a plurality of joist support brackets each configured to be coupled to a wall of the ledger and comprising at least one ledger attachment wing and a joist support portion;
a plurality of joists each having a hollow box-shape configured to receive the joist support portion of the joist support bracket; and
a rim joist having an L-shape in profile and a plurality of tabs separated from each other by notches, the rim joist configured to be coupled to the plurality of joists in either a straight or a curved configuration.

20. The deck framing system of claim 19 further comprising a plurality of adjustable angle brackets each comprising an attachment wing joined to a tube joist received portion by a bendable junction, an angle between the attachment wing and the tube joist received portion being hand adjustable by bending.

21. The deck framing system of claim 20 wherein the bendable junction defines at least one void.

Assignees

• Fortress Iron Lp

Inventors

• Burt Kevin T
• Sherstad Matthew Carlyle
• Flatt Kevin B
• Jesiolowski Aaron
• Luczycki Geoff T

Classifications

• E04C3/07

  at least partly of bent or otherwise deformed strip- or sheet-like material · CPC title

• E04B1/2403

  Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts · CPC title

• E04C3/005

  Girders or columns that are rollable, collapsible or otherwise adjustable in length or height (girders as supporting members for forms E04G11/54) · CPC title

• E04C2003/0482

  Z- or S-shaped · CPC title

• E04B2001/2415

  Brackets, gussets, joining plates · CPC title