Patent ID: 6272808
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
A deck plank comprising:a top surface having a first edge portion and a second edge portion;a tongue attached to the first edge portion and extending in a plane below the top surface, the tongue having a first limb and a second limb defining a gap therebetween, the tongue further having a first portion and an angled portion of a first angle; anda groove attached to the second edge portion and extending in a plane below the top surface, the groove having a first portion and an angled portion of a second angle, the tongue being adapted to fit with a groove of an adjacent plank;wherein the first angle is sufficiently different from the second angle so that a space is maintained between the first angle and the second angle when the first portion of the tongue is placed adjacent to a first portion of the groove of the adjacent plank.