Patent ID: 8096084

Claim:
A floor system configured to provide for a balcony, the floor system comprising: a supporting member; a joist comprising an upper chord and a lower chord separated by a generally vertical web, wherein one end of the joist is supported by the top of the supporting member; decking supported by the joist; a cementitious floor slab supported by the decking; a cantilevered balcony extending generally perpendicularly from the top of the supporting member, the cantilevered balcony comprising a cementitious balcony slab extending from the cementitious floor slab, wherein the cementitious floor slab includes a backspan region extending from the top of the supporting member opposite the cementitious balcony slab and supported by a portion of the joist, wherein at least the portion of the joist in the backspan region comprises a decking supporting member coupled to the web between the upper chord and the lower chord, wherein at least portions of the joist beyond the backspan region support decking above the upper chord, and wherein the joist in the backspan region supports decking using the decking supporting member such that the cementitious floor slab in the backspan region is generally thicker than the cementitious floor slab beyond the backspan region.