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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Glenn Wayne Studebaker, Norfolk, NE (US);
David Lee Samuelson, Madison, NE (US);
Lionel Edward Dayton, Norfolk, NE (US);
Glenn Wayne Studebaker, Norfolk, NE (US);
David Lee Samuelson, Madison, NE (US);
Lionel Edward Dayton, Norfolk, NE (US);
Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems are provided for use in balcony structures. The system includes a joist comprising an upper chord and a lower chord separated by a web. One end of the joist is supported by a supporting member and a cantilevered balcony extends generally perpendicularly from the supporting member. The cantilevered balcony comprises a cementitious balcony slab extending from a cementitious floor slab. The cementitious floor slab includes a backspan region extending from the top of the supporting member opposite the cementitious balcony slab. A portion of the joist in the backspan region comprises a decking supporting member coupled to the web. The joist in the backspan region supports decking using the decking supporting member; however, the joist beyond the backspan region supports decking above the upper chord. In this way, the cementitious floor slab in the backspan region is thicker than the cementitious floor slab beyond the backspan region.