Patent ID: 7617652

Claim:
A support frame system for a deck, comprising: a deck support structure comprising: a plurality of elongate tubular joist components; at least one elongate tubular cross member component supporting the plurality of joist components; a plurality of post components supporting the at least one elongate tubular cross member component; and an edge component extending along and attached to ends of the plurality of joist components; and an elongate tubular ledger component for mounting on a structure adjoining the deck support structure; wherein ends portions of the plurality of elongate tubular joist components rest upon and are supported by the elongate tubular ledger component; wherein at least one of the plurality of elongate tubular joist components rests upon the at least one elongate tubular cross member component such that the at least one elongate tubular cross member component supports the plurality of elongate tubular joist components; wherein the at least one elongate tubular cross member component has a longitudinal axis that is oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the at least elongate tubular joist component resting on the elongate tubular cross member component; a mounting component for mounting on a substantially vertical surface to support an end of one of the components on the substantially vertical surface, the mounting component comprising: a channel portion receiving an end portion of one of the components; and a flange portion mounted on the channel portion for mounting the channel portion to the substantially vertical surface; wherein the channel portion has a substantially U-shaped configuration with a pair of spaced side walls and a bottom wall connecting the side walls; wherein a spacing distance between the side walls of the channel portion is greater than a transverse width of the end portion of the component received in the channel portion, the spacing distance between the side walls being sufficiently greater such that a longitudinal axis of the component received in the channel portion is capable of being oriented at a non-zero angle with respect to one of the side walls of the channel portion.