Decking assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9523187-B2
Application number	US-201615139046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	Apr 26, 2016
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A decking assembly is provided. The decking assembly includes a pair of support joists and a plurality of planks made from a cementitious composite. Each of the plurality of planks includes a first lip portion and a second lip portion. The second lip portion is mutually opposite the first lip portion. A protruding portion of the each of the plurality of planks is configured to be received into a recess defined on one of the pair of support joists at a first end and on the other of the pair of support joists at a second end of the each of the plurality of planks. A locking panel is configured to interconnect with the second lip portion of one of the plurality of planks. One or more fastening means are defined on a first end and a second end of the locking panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A decking assembly comprising:
a pair of support joists made from a cementitious composite, wherein each of the pair of support joists includes a plurality of projected sections spaced part from one another along a first axis and defining a recess between each of the plurality of projected sections;
a plurality of planks made from a cementitious composite, wherein the each of the plurality of planks including:
a first lip portion defined between a first surface and a second surface of the each of the plurality of planks;
a second lip portion defined between the first surface and the second surface of the each of the plurality of planks, wherein the second lip portion is mutually opposite to the first lip portion, wherein the second lip portion is configured to interconnect with the first lip portion of an associated plank;
a protruding portion defined on the first surface and extending along a direction perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the protruding portion is configured to be received into the recess defined on one of the pair of support joists at a first end of the each of the plurality of planks, and also configured to be received into the recess defined on the other of the pair of support joists at a second end of the each of the plurality of planks; and
a locking panel including:
at least one extension member defined between a first surface and a second surface of the locking panel, wherein the at least one extension member is configured to interconnect with the second lip portion of at least one of the plurality of planks along a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis; and
one or more fastening means defined on a first end and a second end of the locking panel, the one or more fastening means configured to fasten the plurality of planks to the pair of support joists.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Inc

Inventors

• Rempert Carl Halder
• Martin Kevin L

Classifications

• E04B5/04 Primary

  with beams {or slabs} of concrete or other stone-like material, e.g. asbestos cement (E04B5/08, E04B5/14 take precedence) · CPC title

• E04B5/06

  with beams} placed against one another {optionally with pointing-mortar · CPC title

• E04B1/30

  the supporting parts being composed of two or more materials; Composite steel and concrete constructions (of reinforced concrete E04B1/20) · CPC title

• E04B5/02

  Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units (E04B5/43 - E04B5/48 take precedence) · CPC title

• E04B1/003 Primary

  Balconies; Decks · CPC title