Patent ID: 8479460

Claim:
A deck system for use with the framing system of a building, said deck system comprising: plural deck units, each deck unit of said plural deck units having a major dimension, at least one flat, a first side lap and an opposing second side lap; and a frame element including a support to which said plural deck units are secured, bolts, and a bracket for securing said support to a framing system of a building, said support being secured to said framing system so that said support is slidable horizontally in a first direction with respect to said framing system, wherein said bracket includes a left angle bracket and a spaced-apart right angle bracket, said support being between said left angle bracket and said right angle bracket, and wherein said left bracket and said right bracket each have slotted holes formed therein, said support having holes there through, said slotted holes having a major dimension and a minor dimension, said major dimension of said slotted holes being parallel to said major dimension of said deck units, said slotted holes of said left and said right angle brackets being positionable in registration with said holes in said support for receiving said bolts through said holes of said support and said slotted holes in said left and right brackets so that said support is slidable in a controlled and limited way with respect to said left and said right angle brackets so that, when sufficient lateral force is applied to said plural deck units and said deck units are secured to said support, said support slides horizontally with respect to said brackets to relieve said lateral force.