US 11,885,082 B2
Deck system
Steven D. Turner, Toledo, OH (US); and Bryan W. Martin, Whitehouse, OH (US)
Assigned to Turner Vault Company, Northwood, OH (US)
Filed by Turner Vault Company, Northwood, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,787.
Application 17/701,787 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,862, filed on Feb. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,306,451.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/810,000, filed on Feb. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0213656 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E01D 19/12 (2006.01); E04B 1/00 (2006.01); E04B 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC E01D 19/125 (2013.01) [E04B 1/003 (2013.01); E04B 5/08 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deck or walkway system comprising:
a mounting plate having a planar support surface and at least one locating rod extending from the support surface in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the support surface;
a beam having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends of the beam being positioned on the support surface of a mounting plate, the first and second ends of the beam having curved sections, the first and second ends having a slot, the slot being disposed for receiving the locating rod, the locating rod positioning the beams in a desired location, the slot is disposed in the area of the first and second ends of the beam that contain the curved section, the slot extending from the curved section into the beam;
at least one planar tread, the at least one planar tread disposed to extend between two spaced apart but parallel beams.