Patent ID: 8011148

Claim:
A modular, portable, interlocking decking system comprising: a plurality of structural piers, each structural pier including a generally planar bearing plate having a bottom surface, each structural pier further including a top surface opposing the bottom surface of the bearing plate; a plurality of generally hollow receiver blocks in the top surface of each structural pier, each receiver block including a slotted opening and a receiver block detent; at least one generally rectangular surface pad, the surface pad comprising: a generally planar, horizontal upper surface, a lower portion, the lower portion including a generally hollow block receptacle at each corner of the surface pad, and at least one fastener opening at each corner of the surface pad, the fastener opening extending from the upper surface to the block receptacle; and a plurality of cam lock fasteners, the cam lock fasteners having a fastener detent configured to engage the receiver block detent, wherein the bottom surface of the bearing plate of each structural pier rests upon a supporting surface and the block receptacles of the surface pad each engage a receiver block of a corresponding structural pier, the surface pad being detachably secured to the structural piers by inserting one of the cam lock fasteners into each fastener opening of the surface pad and into engagement with the slotted opening of a corresponding block receptacle, the receiver block detent engaging the fastener detent when the cam lock fasteners are placed into engagement with the slotted opening of a corresponding receiver block.