Patent ID: 8733059

Claim:
A plank assembly for use in an attic comprising: a plank having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending between said top and bottom surfaces, said plank being configured for coupling to a pair of joists supporting an attic when a top side of said joists abuts said bottom surface of said plank, said plank being one of a plurality of said planks; each of said planks having an opening extending therein, each of said openings extending from said top surface to said bottom surface of an associated one of said planks; and an elongated lifting device having a top portion opposite a bottom portion, said bottom portion being extendable through said openings such that a plurality of said planks are stackable for transport when a bottom end of said lifting device is aligned with and extends through said openings such that each of said planks to be transported abut an adjacently positioned one of said planks.