Portable deck

Abstract

A portable floor made of interlocking modules and the process of assembling. Each module consists of rectangular panels, between each panel is a gap that provides for the drainage of liquids and small debris. Supporting the panels are four vertical sides of a base attached to the outer edges of the panels. The base also has a hollow structure with an interior wall that reinforces the module. Two consecutive sides have male connectors, the remaining two sides have female connectors. The male connectors are aligned directly opposite the female connectors. The connectors are used to connect adjoining modules. Connectors are uniformly spaced for alignment. The sides of the modules raise the panels above the ground. The bottom surfaces contain supports and support ends which provide rigidity and support.

1 . A portable floor comprising: 
 a) a plurality of rectangular modules adjacent to one another, each module having: 
 i) panels, shaped as a rectangle, organized in parallel but not in contact with each other and uniformly spaced, each panel includes a top surface and bottom surface;  
 ii) a base, shaped as a rectangle, surrounding said panels and connected perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels with a first side, second side, third side and fourth side;  
   Said first side having male connectors uniformly spaced,    Said second side adjacent to said first side and having said male connectors uniformly spaced,    Said third side adjacent to said second side and having female connectors uniformly spaced, and    Said fourth side adjacent to said third side and forming a rectangle and having said female connectors equally spaced;    Said male connectors located directly across from said female connectors; 
 iii) a plurality of parallel supports connected perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels and aligned parallel to said panels; each parallel support connected to a parallel support end via a parallel support brace; said parallel support end is connected to opposite sides of said base;  
 iv) a plurality of perpendicular supports connected perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels and aligned perpendicular to said panels; each perpendicular support is connected to a perpendicular support end via a perpendicular support brace; said perpendicular support end is connected to opposite sides of the base, the perpendicular supports intersect said parallel supports to form a grid;  
 v) Said base having a dimension measured perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels greater than the dimensions of said perpendicular supports; and  
 vi) Said base having a dimension measured perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels greater than the dimensions of said parallel supports.  
   
   
   
       2 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said modules are shaped as a square with a length of between 8 to 24 inches;    said module having four panels;    said panels have a thickness of between 0.10 and 0.25 inches; and    said male connectors having a T shape of identical size.    
   
   
       3 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said modules are shaped as a square with a length of between 12 to 18 inches;    said module having four panels;    said panels have a thickness of between 0.12 and 0.18 inches; and    said male connectors having a T shape of identical size.    
   
   
       4 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein the rectangular modules are made of lightweight, moldable material.  
   
   
       5 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the base has a dimension of between 1 to 2 inches and    the parallel supports have a dimension of between 0.3 and 0.75 inches.    
   
   
       6 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein each module is shaped as a square with each side having length of between 8 to 24 inches and wherein each module weighs less than 5 pounds.  
   
   
       7 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein each module is shaped as a square with each side having length of between 12 to 18 inches and wherein each module weighs less than 3 pounds.  
   
   
       8 . The portable floor of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said modules are shaped as a square with a length of between 12 to 18 inches;    said panels have a thickness of between 0.12 and 0.18 inches;    said male connectors having a T shape of identical size; and    said base has a hollow structure.    
   
   
       9 . A portable floor comprising: 
 a) a plurality of square modules with a dimension between 12 to 24 inches adjacent to one another, each module having: 
 i) panels, shaped as a rectangle, organized in parallel but not in contact with each other and uniformly spaced with less than 0.25 inch gap, each panel includes a top surface and bottom surface;  
 ii) a base, shaped as a rectangle, surrounding said panels and connected perpendicular to the bottom surface of the panels with a first side, second side, third side and fourth side;  
 Said first side having male connectors uniformly spaced,  
 Said second side adjacent to the first side having male connectors uniformly spaced,  
 Said third side adjacent to the second side having female connectors uniformly spaced, and  
 Said fourth side adjacent to the third side forming a rectangle and having said female connectors uniformly spaced; and  
   Said male connectors located directly across from said female connectors; 
 iii) a plurality of parallel supports connected perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels; each parallel support is connected to a parallel support end via a parallel support brace; said parallel support end is connected to opposite sides of said base;  
 iv) a plurality of perpendicular supports connected perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels; each perpendicular support is connected to a perpendicular support end via a perpendicular support brace; said perpendicular support end is connected to opposite sides of the base, the perpendicular supports intersect the parallel supports to form a grid;  
 v) Said base having a dimension measured perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels at least twice the dimensions of said perpendicular supports; and  
 vi) Said base having a dimension measured perpendicular to said bottom surface of said panels at least twice the dimensions of said parallel supports.  
   
   
   
       10 . The portable floor of  claim 9  wherein: 
 said modules have a length of between 14 to 18 inches;    said modules having four panels;    said panels having a thickness of between 0.10 and 0.25 inches; and    said male connectors having a T shape of identical size.    
   
   
       11 . The portable floor of  claim 9  wherein the modules are made of lightweight, moldable material.  
   
   
       12 . The portable floor of  claim 9  wherein each module is shaped as a square with each side having length of 14 to 18 inches.  
   
   
       13 . A process to assemble a deck comprising: 
 a. Identifying the area to be covered;    b. Locating the outer right corner;    c. Placing a first module, with male connectors on two sides, such that said male connectors are pointing in the direction of the area to be covered;    d. Attaching an additional module to each side of said first module with male connectors pointing in the direction of the area to be covered;    e. Building the outer row and colunm of the deck by attaching successive modules with the female connectors overlaying said male connectors and said male connectors pointing in the area to be covered; and    f. Completing the deck structure by adding additional rows adjacent to previous rows.