Patent ID: 9534374
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04F

Claim:
1. An attic flooring and storage system comprising: a plurality of support brackets, each support bracket having: at least one flooring panel having an upper planar surface and an opposing lower planar surface, the lower planar surface being interrupted by at least one recess for each support bracket used to support the flooring panel, each recess projecting partially through the panel from the lower planar surface and constructed to receive at least a portion of a support wing of a corresponding support bracket wherein two or more support brackets may be releasably suspended atop two opposing joists, the position of at least one support wings of each bracket may be adjusted relative to the corresponding recess in the flooring panel and the flooring panel set atop the support wings of at least two support brackets on the opposing joists with at least one support wing of each support bracket at least partially nested within a corresponding recess of the flooring panel to provide a support floor with the support wings of each bracket projecting laterally from the respective adjacent guides of the same bracket at a depth to match the thickness of the flooring panel to provide a flush continuous upper surface between the upper surface of the flooring panel and the top surface of the top plate of the corresponding support brackets.