Patent ID: 11859392
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A deck board cover assembly for covering existing deck boards to enhance the appearance of the existing deck boards, said assembly comprising:
a plurality of deck board covers, each of said deck board covers being positionable over a respective one of a plurality of deck boards of a deck, each of said deck board covers being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said plurality of deck board covers is configured to protect the deck boards from precipitation, each of said deck board covers having a pebbled texture being integrated into said deck board covers for enhancing traction on the deck board covers wherein said plurality of deck board covers is configured to enhance traction for a user, each of said deck board covers having a plurality of gripping elements each being integrated into said deck board covers, each of said gripping elements engaging the respective deck board upon which each of said deck board covers is placed for retaining said deck board covers on the respective deck boards;
a plurality of adhesive strips, each of said adhesive strips being bonded to a respective one of said deck board covers, each of said adhesive strips adhesively engaging the respective deck board upon which said deck board covers are positioned for retaining said deck board covers on the respective deck board;
wherein each of said deck board covers has a top wall and a pair of lateral walls each extends downwardly from a respective first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said top wall, said top wall having a front edge and a back edge, said top wall being elongated between said front edge and said back edge, each of said lateral walls extending between said front edge and said back edge, said top wall having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface having said pebbled texture being integrated therein such that said pebbled texture is exposed when said deck board covers are positioned on the deck boards, each of said lateral walls having a first surface being directed toward each other and a distal edge with respect to said top wall;
wherein each of said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge slopes toward a center of said deck board covers between said lateral walls and said top wall wherein said plurality of deck board covers are configured to facilitate moisture to run downwardly between said deck board covers when said deck board covers are positioned on the deck boards; and
wherein said plurality of gipping elements comprises a plurality of sets of barbs, each of said sets of barbs extending away from said first surface of a respective one of said lateral walls, each of said sets of barbs being positioned adjacent to said distal edge of said respective lateral wall, said plurality of sets of barbs being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along a full length of said respective lateral wall, each of said barbs extending from said first surface outwardly and towards the top wall wherein each barb forms an acute angle with the respective lateral wall such that the acute angle faces the top wall.