Universal deck
US4697399A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B5/40
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A deck structure is disclosed in which overlapping and interlocking corrugated members, each formed from a single sheet of metal, are covered with a layer of concrete. Each corrugated member has at least one longitudinally extending valley along one side and a substantially flat flange provided on an opposite side. The flange may include spaced-apart longitudinally extending shallow depressions spaced at a distance and configured to receive and interlock with an adjacent member. When the decking is used as a deck form, the end portions of the sheet members may be partially or completely closed. Perforations which may be provided in flange portions of the members, allow water and other liquids to drain through deck form and to be caught in a vented valley portions of an adjacent member.
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