Patent ID: 8661739

Claim:
A system for utilizing space under a deck for storage, the system comprising: a deck, and a pair of securing elements, each securing element having a i) deck engaging support portion configured to extend across an upper surface of one of at least one deck plank, deck beam or deck joist, and ii) at least two hanging portions coupled to the deck engaging support portion at spaced locations along the deck engaging support portion wherein each hanging portion extends downward therefrom toward the ground and wherein at least one hanging portion is configured to be on one side of the at least one deck plank, deck beam or deck joist and at least another hanging portion is configured to be on the opposed side of the at least one deck plank, deck beam or deck joist whereby each securing element is configured to straddle the at least one deck plank, deck beam or deck joist; and a storage element sized to be received beneath the deck, wherein each hanging portion of each securing element is secured to the storage element.