Patent ID: 8505259

Claim:
A deck unit for use in constructing a roof or floor of a building, said deck unit comprising: a hat-shaped profile having a top flange and two opposing webs, each web of said two opposing webs having a bottom flange, said hat-shaped profile being made of sheet metal formed to have said hat-shaped profile; and a box-like channel having at least two corners, a top between said two corners, and two opposing sides, said box-like channel contacting a top portion of said hat-shaped profile and supported by said webs of said hat-shaped profile to define a deck unit, said box-like channel being made of sheet metal formed to have a box-like profile, said box-like channel being supported by said hat-shaped profile to add depth to said hat-shaped profile, and wherein said bottom flange of said each web of said hat-shaped profile is joinable to a bottom flange of a web of an adjacent hat-shaped profile so that plural deck units are connectable to form a deck system for a roof or a floor.