Patent ID: 6948286

Claim:
A deck system, suitable for use proximate a building on land, comprising: a deck having a plurality of floor members assembled to define a walking surface for users, each of said floor members being formed of composite material and assembled to have a top surface of composite material, a bottom surface, and at least three sidewalls, said deck walking surface being formed of composite material and said deck having an outer edge formed from the sidewalls of said floor members; deck support means for supporting each of said plurality of floor members said bottom surface of each of said plurality of floor members being affixed to said deck support means; first facing means formed to cover at least a portion of said outer edge and attached to one of said outer edge and said deck support means, said first facing means being configured not to extend into said walking surface and said first facing means being formed of metal; and; second facing means positioned to cover and attached to at least a portion of said deck support means.