Patent ID: 8726612

Claim:
An outdoor modular panel for creating an outdoor walk, deck or dock, said modular panel comprising: a first member including a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer periphery; a one-piece homogenous second member integrally attaching to said bottom surface adjacent to said outer periphery wherein said first member and said one-piece homogenous second member form a hollow area therebetween, said second member having, at least two reinforcing elements disposed below said bottom surface of said first member; at least two fixation elements disposed below said outer periphery of said first member and having an extended portion that extends below each reinforcing element, said extended portion configured to attach directly without any intervening part to a side portion of a joist, each of said fixation elements configured to laterally affix and align said modular panel to said side portion of said joist; and a support flange integrally disposed about said outer periphery of said first member for engaging a top portion of said joist.