Modular decking tile
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1. A tile for forming a modular deck with like-configured tiles, the tile having:
- a web having a planar polygonal upper surface and a lower surface;
a web strengthening structure on said lower surface; and
a plurality of peripheral edges wherein at least one of said edges includes a male connecting portion comprising a lateral tongue extending from said peripheral edges, and at least one of said edges includes a female connecting portion defining a lateral recess in said peripheral edge, whereby at least three of said peripheral edges include either of said male connecting portions or female connecting portions and such that the male connecting portion of one tile may be located into the lateral recess of the female connecting portion of an adjacent tile by lateral relative sliding movement of said tiles.
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Abstract
A tile for forming a modular deck with like-configured tiles, the tile having a web having a planar polygonal upper surface and a lower surface, a web strengthening structure on said lower surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges, where at least one of the edges includes a male connecting portion having a lateral tongue extending from the peripheral edge, and at least one of the edges includes a female connecting portion defining a lateral recess in the peripheral edge. In one embodiment, at least three of the peripheral edges include either of the male connecting portions or the female connecting portions.
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1. A tile for forming a modular deck with like-configured tiles, the tile having:
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a web having a planar polygonal upper surface and a lower surface;
a web strengthening structure on said lower surface; and
a plurality of peripheral edges wherein at least one of said edges includes a male connecting portion comprising a lateral tongue extending from said peripheral edges, and at least one of said edges includes a female connecting portion defining a lateral recess in said peripheral edge, whereby at least three of said peripheral edges include either of said male connecting portions or female connecting portions and such that the male connecting portion of one tile may be located into the lateral recess of the female connecting portion of an adjacent tile by lateral relative sliding movement of said tiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A modular deck comprising a plurality of like-configured tiles, the tiles including:
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a web having a planar polygonal upper surface and a lower surface;
a web strengthening structure on said lower surface; and
a plurality of peripheral edges, wherein at least one of said edges includes a male connecting portion comprising a lateral tongue extending from said peripheral edges, and at least one of said edges includes a female connecting portion defining a lateral recess in said peripheral edge, the male connecting portions being inserted into female connecting portions of adjacent tiles such that tiles resist lateral, upward and downward movement relative to adjacent tile;
whereby at least three of said peripheral edges include either of said male connecting portions or female connecting portions and such that the male connecting portion of one tile may be located into the lateral recess of the female connecting portion of an adjacent tile by lateral relative sliding movement of said tiles;
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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