Patent ID: 8869462

Claim:
A deck assembly comprising: a generally vertical support structure; a deck having: an upper surface, a first side in contact with the support structure, and forming a first edge with the upper surface; and a second side connected to the first side at a generally right angle, forming a second edge with the upper surface and extending out from the support structure to that the first side, the second and the upper surface form a junction with the support structure; and a termination pocket of unitary construction having: a set of flashing members connected in waterproof connections and covering the upper surface and covering the second side in the area around the junction and the support structure in the area around and above the junction; and an upward facing pocket extending parallel to the second side and spaced from the second side wherein the upward facing pocket is connected to the set of flashing members such that a flashing bridge is formed extending from the upper surface to a first vertical wall of the upward facing pocket and, thus creating a downward facing pocket between the second side and the upward facing pocket, said downward facing pocket being formed from the flashing member covering the second side, the flashing bridge to the upward facing pocket and the first vertical wall of the upward facing pocket, said downward facing pocket thereby being positioned between the second side and the upward facing pocket and running parallel to the upward facing pocket.