Patent ID: 6990781

Claim:
A decking assembly comprising: a first deck section having a male leg; and a second deck section positioned adjacent to and in overlapping relationship with said first deck section, said second deck section having a female leg overlying said male leg of said first deck section, said male leg and said female leg having a triangular tab formed therethrough such that said triangular tab extends inwardly on one side of said female leg, said female leg having a first surface positioned on one side of said male leg and a second surface positioned on an opposite side of said male leg, said triangular tab defined by a first inverted V-shaped cut formed in said second surface and bent inwardly toward said first surface, said triangular tab further defined by a second inverted V-shaped cut formed in said male leg and bent inwardly toward said second surface, said first and said second and said third inverted V-shaped cuts defining triangular sections in overlapping relationship to each other, the triangular section of said first and said second and said third inverted V-shaped cuts being offset inwardly from each other, said triangular tab comprising: a first triangular tab; a second triangular tab; and a third triangular tab, each of said triangular tabs extending in spaced relation to each other and oriented in the same direction in generally transverse relation to said male leg and such that surfaces of each of said triangular sections can be observed by a viewer thereabove.