Patent ID: 7806630

Claim:
A structure constructed of components, the structure comprising the following components: one or more fascia channels, wherein each fascia channel includes a main vertical wall, a lower horizontal unit, and an upper horizontal unit, the main vertical wall, the lower horizontal unit and the upper horizontal unit defining a channel having a first cross-sectional shape, wherein the surface of the main vertical wall that is opposite the defined channel forms an exterior surface of the fascia channel; and one or more corner connectors, wherein the one or more corner connectors include a post receptacle and two support inserts, wherein the support inserts are integral to a corner connector with each support insert having a second cross-sectional shape that has an exterior shape that can be received into the interior of the channel of the one or more fascia channels, wherein a support insert received into the interior of a fascia channel operates to position the fascia channel such that the leading edge of the main vertical wall is in communication with a surface of the corner connector; wherein the structure includes a first platform that is comprised of at least four corner connectors, two fascia channels having a first length and two fascia channels having a second length; and wherein the structure includes a second platform that is attached to the first platform by a hinge system, wherein the hinge system includes two platform mounts with one platform mount attached to the first platform and the other platform mount attached to the second platform in a corresponding fashion, a plurality of hinge mounts, a hinge pin and a hinge sleeve, at least one of the plurality of hinge mounts being attached to the platform mount on the first platform and at least one of the plurality of hinge mounts being attached to the platform mount on the second platform in such a way that when the first and second platforms are proximate to each other, the hinge pin and hinge sleeve can be inserted through each hinge mount thereby holding the first platform to the second platform.