Systems and support assemblies for restraining elevated deck components
A system for restraining relative lateral and/or vertical movement between adjacent support tiles of an elevated building surface assembly. The system is usable with a support structure including a plurality of support pedestals that are disposed in spaced-apart relation on a fixed surface and that are disposed beneath corner portions of surface tiles to vertically support and elevate the tiles above the fixed surface. The system includes stability members that may be inserted into predetermined gaps between adjacent surface tiles so as to be fit between adjacent surface tiles to restrict lateral and/or vertical movement of the tiles. Fasteners may be placed through apertures in inner portions of the stability members into the top surface of the support pedestals to further secure the stability members to the support pedestals.
1. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a top surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation; and
a plurality of stability members that are adapted to be disposed over the support plates and between building surface tiles, the stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least a first tile engaging element protruding from each of the first and second stabilizing arms between the top edge and the bottom edge that is receivable within an opening in one of the corner portions of at least one of the building surface tiles.
2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the stabilizing arms further comprise at least a second tile engaging element protruding from each of the first and second stabilizing arms between the top edge and the bottom edge.
3. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first tile engaging element protrudes from a first side of the first and second stabilizing arms and the second tile engaging element protrudes from a second side of the first and second stabilizing arms.
4. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first and second tile engaging elements comprise longitudinally extending ribs protruding from a surface of the stabilizing arms.
5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the stabilizing arms comprise a hollow portion adjacent to the first tile engaging element.
6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the stability members comprise a vertically extending aperture disposed in the inner portion of the stability members.
7. The system as recited in claim 6 , further comprising:
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the apertures to secure the stability members to the support plates.
8. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first and second stabilizing arms are disposed at an angle of about 180°.
9. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the stability members further comprise third and fourth stabilizing arms extending away from the inner portion of the stability members.
10. The system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the third and fourth stabilizing arms are orthogonally disposed relative to the first and second stabilizing arms.
11. The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the stability members comprise a vertically extending aperture disposed in the inner portion of the stability members.
12. The system as recited in claim 11 , further comprising:
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the apertures to secure the stability members to the support plates.
13. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support pedestals comprise a base plate and a central section interconnecting the base plate and the support plate.
14. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the stability members comprise a material selected from the group consisting of wood, natural stone, concrete, metal, polymers, plastic or composites thereof.
15. A system for supporting a plurality of building surfaces tiles, comprises:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a to surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation; and
a plurality of stability members that are adapted to be disposed over the support plates and between building surface tiles, the stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least a first tile engaging element protruding from each of the first and second stabilizing arms between the top edge and the bottom edge, and wherein the first and second tile engaging elements comprise an arcuate surface portion longitudinally extending along the first and second stabilizing arms.
16. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a to surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation; and
a plurality of stability members that are adapted to be disposed over the support plates and between building surface tiles, the stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least a first tile engaging element protruding from each of the first and second stabilizing arms between the top edge and the bottom edge, and wherein the first and second tile engaging elements comprise an oblique surface portion longitudinally extending along the first and second stabilizing arms.
17. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a top surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation;
a plurality of stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a first thickness proximal to a bottom edge and a second thickness proximal to a top edge, where the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and where each of the stabilizing arms comprises a series of tile engaging elements arranged along at least a first surface of each of the stabilizing arms between the top and bottom edges thereof; and
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the inner portion of the stability members to secure the stability members to the support plates.
18. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the support plates comprise a plurality of spacer tabs protruding upwardly from the top surface.
19. The system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the second thickness of the stabilizing arms is greater than the thickness of the spacer tabs.
20. The system as recited in claim 18 , wherein the stabilizing arms are adapted to be disposed over the spacer tabs.
21. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the stabilizing arms have a height that is not greater than the thickness of the surface tiles.
22. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the stabilizing arms have a height that is not greater than about 2 inches.
23. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the tile engaging elements comprise longitudinally extending ribs protruding from the first surface of the stabilizing arms.
24. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the first and second stabilizing arms are disposed at an angle of about 180°.
25. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the plurality of stabilizing members further comprise a third stabilizing arm and a fourth stabilizing arm extending away from the inner portion of the stabilizing members.
26. The system as recited in claim 25 , wherein the third and fourth stabilizing arms are orthogonally disposed relative to the first and second stabilizing arms.
27. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the support pedestals comprise a base plate and a central section interconnecting the base plate and support plate.
28. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the stability members comprise a material selected from the group consisting of wood, natural stone, concrete, metal, polymers, plastic or composites thereof.
29. The system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the stabilizing members further comprise an aperture through the inner portion of the stability members, and wherein the mechanical fasteners are adapted to be disposed through the apertures.
30. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a top surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation;
a plurality of stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a first thickness proximal to a bottom edge and a second thickness proximal to a top edge, where the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the inner portion of the stability members to secure the stability members to the support plates, wherein the support plates comprise a plurality of spacer tabs protruding upwardly from the top surface, and wherein the bottom edge of the stabilizing arms comprises a notch that is adapted to be placed over the spacer tab.
31. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a top surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation;
a plurality of stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a first thickness proximal to a bottom edge and a second thickness proximal to a top edge, where the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the inner portion, of the stability members to secure the stability members to the support plates wherein the thickness of the stabilizing arms tapers from the top edge towards the bottom edge.
32. A system for supporting a plurality of building surface tiles, comprising:
a plurality of support pedestals, the support pedestals comprising a support plate having a to surface for operatively supporting corner portions of a plurality of building surface tiles in horizontally spaced-apart relation;
a plurality of stability members comprising at least first and second stabilizing arms extending away from an inner portion of the stability members, where the stabilizing arms have a first thickness proximal to a bottom edge and a second thickness proximal to a top edge, where the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and
a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to be placed through the inner portion of the stability members to secure the stability members to the support plates, wherein the plurality of stabilizing members comprise a first stabilizing element having an aperture that is adapted to be placed in vertical alignment over an aperture in a second stabilizing element.