Patent ID: 8850770
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A floor for a building, comprising: a plurality of spaced-apart framing members, each of the framing members having a substantially planar upper surface that extends in a first direction; a rigid support grid bearing on the framing members, the support grid including a plurality of grid members having substantially planar upper surfaces that extend in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, each of the grid members having a first end positioned over one of the plurality of framing members and a second end positioned over an adjacent one of the framing members; a plurality of floor panels mounted on the support grid to form a floor, each of the plurality of floor panels being individually removable from the support grid to provide access to a space beneath the support grid; a plurality of connectors, each connector having an opening that receives one of the first end or the second end of a grid members and couples the upper surface of the framing member to the corresponding first end or second end of the grid members; a plurality of fastening structures hanging from the support grid; and a rigid subfloor deck coupled to the fastening structures and enclosing the space beneath the support grid.