Patent ID: 8627619

Claim:
A rigging deck module including: a deck body including an assembly of polymer film or polymer web and a flexible deck material bounded by a web-reinforced tensile edge comprising edge stringers interconnected by end webbing members, four corners formed by each of the end webbing members interconnecting the ends of the edge stringers each provide a corner suspension means, supplementary suspension means spaced about the web-reinforced tensile edge whereby the deck body is tensionable to form a substantially flat deck surface, a lattice of tensile web members entrapped in pockets and secured to the flexible deck material and the web-reinforced tensile edge, a medial web parallel to and spaced from the edge stringers and interconnecting each of the end webbing members, and, a webbing load distributor included on each of the corner suspension means extending from a suspension point to a distributor point on the medial web 25% of the medial web length away from the suspension point; tensile rigging strops adapted to be mounted in tension to a structure and adapted to be maintained in spaced relation to each other by tubular compression struts disposed between each of the tensile rigging strops, and each of the tensile rigging strops having securing points formed thereon, ends of each of the tubular compression struts shackled or otherwise affixed between a pair of securing points securing an end of the deck body; one or more spreader bars disposed between each of the tensile rigging strops and captured to each of the tensile rigging strops by common attachment with a supplementary link connecting the deck body to each of the tensile rigging strops and formed from tempered tube having end pieces with terminal attachments for carabineers, the end pieces including a horizontal pivot to allow each of the spreader bars to find an equilibrium position in use; and tensionable connection means located at each of the corner suspension means for securing and tensioning the deck body to respective securing points of said securing points and including a winch arrangement for providing the tensional, the winch arrangement including a mounting base secured to webbing integral with the deck body by a swivel pin or bolt and disposed generally in line with the tensioning direction and supporting a load strap ratchet winch, a strap of which being adapted to be secured to each of the said tensile rigging strops.