Patent ID: 8769899

Claim:
An apparatus for providing a platform area in an attic having a plurality of generally parallel joists, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of legs, each of said plurality of legs having a first end and a second end, and having a joist mounting at said first end comprising a pair of jaws configured to engage only one joist of the plurality of generally parallel joists, a platform support at said second end, the platform support comprising two upstanding substantially parallel end walls defining support surfaces, a central wall arranged in between the two end walls, and an arm mounting at said second end, the arm mounting being capable of providing underlying support to a board of said plurality of boards across a space between two adjacent joists of said plurality of parallel joists; a plurality of boards for being supported by the support surfaces of the platform supports of at least two of the plurality of legs when mounted on different joists of the plurality of generally parallel joists, thereby to provide a raised platform over the joists; and a plurality of longitudinal arms each for connection to the arm mountings of at least two of the plurality of legs so as to provide underlying support to at least one of the plurality of boards.