Patent ID: 8826609
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A deck plank comprising: at least one base including: a top board mounted on a top of the at least one base and having two receiving cavities therein; and two reinforcing ribs received in the receiving cavities of the top board, wherein the carrier board of the at least one base has a top surface and two long sides; a plurality of hooks extend from the top surface of the carrier board along the long sides; and the top board has two long sides and two hooked channels formed in the long sides of the top board, and the hooks of the base engage the hooked channels, wherein the carrier board of the at least one base has two short sides, a plurality of tabs extend from one long side and one short side of the carrier board, a plurality of notches are formed in the other long side and the other short side of the carrier board, and the shape of the tab substantially conforms to the shape of the notch, wherein bolts extend through holes in the at least one base and engage the top board and the reinforcing ribs, and nuts are then threaded respectively onto the bolts to secure the at least one base, the top board and the reinforcing ribs together, wherein at least one ramp is disposed on the long sides of the carrier board and the long sides of the top board, wherein the top board has a top surface being level and having a plurality of grooves for providing a skidproof surface thereon; and the at least one ramp has an inclined surface having a plurality of grooves for providing a skidproof surface thereon, wherein at least one side cover covers one of two short sides of the top board, and wherein the top board has a plurality of connecting cavities therein, and each receiving cavity is disposed between two adjacent connecting cavities; and the at least one side cover includes an inner surface and a plurality of tongues extending from the inner surface and engaging openings of the connecting cavities of the top board.