Dock plank assembly

Details Dock plank assembly Dock plank assembly

1993-01-19

1995-05-09

Safavi, Michael

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Specified wear or friction-type traffic-carrying surface

524831, 525851, 52772, 14 75, 405218, E01D 1902, E04D 502

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054129150

ABSTRACT:
An injection-molded plank for forming a dock comprising an elongated member having a generally box-like shape with a top surface for walking on, a front side, and a backside having a plurality of openings therein with the front side having a plurality of spacers mounted on the front side to space one plank from an adjacent plank with a plurality of, pins extending from the front side with the pins having a diameter smaller than mating openings in the backside of the adjacent plank to hold the planks in a shiftable relationship to one another and a separate reinforcing rib secured to the plank with the reinforcing rib having a fastener plate for securing the reinforcing rib to a support member so that the reinforcing rib provides stiffening to the plank and the pin holds adjacent planks in a shiftable relationship to one another while fastener extending through a fastener plate on the reinforcing rib secures the planks to the support member.

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