Outdoor platform system

Abstract

A platform system includes a base including a plurality of side beams and at least one deck board. The at least one deck board defines a flooring for the platform system. The platform system includes at least one corner hub that connects one side beam of the plurality of side beams to another of the side beams of the plurality of side beams. The at least one corner hub cooperates with the plurality of side beams to define a perimeter of the platform system. The platform system includes at least one anchor configured to be inserted into ground so as to connect the base to the ground. The at least one anchor includes a distal terminal end configured to be received in the ground and a proximal terminal end disposed at an opposite end thereof. The at least one anchor is disposed so as to be inset from the perimeter.

1 . A platform system, comprising:
 a base including a plurality of side beams and at least one deck board, the at least one deck board defining a flooring for the platform system;   at least one corner hub that connects one side beam of the plurality of side beams to another of the side beams of the plurality of side beams, wherein the at least one corner hub cooperates with the plurality of side beams to define a perimeter of the platform system; and   at least one anchor configured to be inserted into ground so as to connect the base to the ground, the at least one anchor including a distal terminal end configured to be received in the ground and a proximal terminal end disposed at an opposite end thereof, wherein the at least one anchor is disposed so as to be inset from the perimeter.   
     
     
         2 . The platform system of  claim 1 , wherein the side beams include a pair of first side beams that are spaced from and generally parallel to one another and a pair of second side beams that are spaced from and generally parallel to one another, the platform system further including at least one corner beam that extends between and connects one of the first side beams and one of the second side beams together so as to be inset from the perimeter. 
     
     
         3 . The platform system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one corner beam cooperates with the connected first side beam and the connected second side beam so as to define a triangle shape in a plan view. 
     
     
         4 . The platform system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one anchor is disposed so as to be between the pair of first side beams and between the pair of second side beams in a plan view. 
     
     
         5 . The platform system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one anchor is laterally and longitudinally inset from the at least one corner hub. 
     
     
         6 . The platform system of  claim 2 , further comprising at least one column configured to support a roof above the base, the at least one column extending from the at least one corner hub in a direction that is opposite to a direction that the at least one anchor extends when extending from the proximal distal end to the distal terminal end. 
     
     
         7 . The platform system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one column extends from the at least one corner hub so as to form an orthogonal connection in an elevation view of the platform system and the one side beam of the plurality of side beams is connected to the another of the side beams of the plurality of side beams with the at least one corner hub to form an alternative orthogonal connection in the elevation view. 
     
     
         8 . The platform system of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one corner support bracket that extends from the at least one corner hub to the at least one corner beam that connects the connected first side beam and the connected second side beam together so as to bisect the triangle shape into two further triangle shapes in the plan view. 
     
     
         9 . The platform system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one corner beam defines at least one corner beam channel, the platform system further comprising at least one anchor bracket that connects the at least one anchor to the at least one corner beam, the at least one anchor bracket including an upper portion that is slidably received by the at least one corner beam channel of the at least one corner. 
     
     
         10 . The platform system of  claim 2 , the platform system further comprising at least one anchor bracket that connects the at least one anchor to the at least one corner beam, wherein the at least one anchor bracket includes a lower portion that defines a plurality of lower portion slits for attachment to the at least one anchor, and wherein the at least one anchor includes a mounting portion at the proximal terminal end that defines at least one arcuate slot configured for receipt of a fastener that extends from the plurality of lower portion slits of the at least one corner beam so as to slidable connect the at least one anchor with the at least one corner beam. 
     
     
         11 . The platform system of  claim 1 , further comprising a side beam insert that is selectively separable from the plurality of side beams and defining at least one hole, wherein at least one of the plurality of side beams defines an aperture configured for receiving the side beam insert, and wherein the at least one side beam insert hole is configured for receiving a side beam fastener that extends from the at least one corner hub. 
     
     
         12 . The platform system of  claim 11 , further comprising at least one column, the at least one column extending from the at least one corner hub so as to define a third axis, wherein the plurality of side beams include a pair of first side beams that are spaced from one another and generally parallel to one another, one of the first side beams defining a first axis, the plurality of side beams also including a pair of second side beams that are spaced from and generally parallel to one another, one of the second side beams defining a second axis that is generally orthogonal to the first axis, and wherein at least one of the second side beams defines the aperture that extends primarily in a direction that is parallel to the first axis. 
     
     
         13 . The platform system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one corner hub includes four corner hubs and the plurality of side beams includes four side beams, the four corner hubs being disposed so as to connect the four side beams in a rectangular shape in plan view, the at least one anchor including four anchors disposed such that a first imaginary line that connects two of the four corner hubs that are diagonally disposed across from one another passes through two of the four anchors in a plan view so as to define a first line length and a second imaginary line that connects the two of the four anchors in the plan view so as to define a second line length, and wherein the second line length is less than the first line length. 
     
     
         14 . The platform system of  claim 1 , the at least one corner hub including an inner first face and an inner second face that face toward the one side beam of the plurality of side beams and the another of the side beams, respectively, the at least one corner hub further including an outer first face and an outer second face that face in opposite directions as the inner first face and the inner second face, respectively, wherein the at least one corner hub includes an inner first face tab that extends from the inner first face, and wherein the inner first face tab is configured to vertically support the one side beam of the plurality of side beams. 
     
     
         15 . The platform system of  claim 14 , the one side beam of the plurality of side beams defining a bottom channel that faces toward the ground, the bottom channel defining a bottom channel width that is generally orthogonal to a primary direction in which the one side beam extends, the inner first face defining an inner face length, an inner face width, and an inner face height and the inner face tab defines an inner face tab length, an inner face width, and an inner face height, wherein the inner face length, the inner face width, and the inner face height are individually greater than any of the inner face tab length, the inner face width, or the inner face height so that the inner face tab can be received in the bottom channel of the one side beam. 
     
     
         16 . The platform system of  claim 1 , further comprising a midbeam that is generally parallel to the side beams, the plurality of side beams include a pair of first side beams that are spaced from and generally parallel to one another and a pair of second side beams that are spaced from and generally parallel to one another, the base further comprising at least one crossbeam disposed generally parallel to the pair of second side beams and connecting the pair of first side beams the crossbeam  122  can connect the pair of first side beams through a connection to the midbeam so as to form a pair of rectangles in the plan view so as to form a pair of rectangles in a plan view, the first side beams each including a first side beam flange and the at least one crossbeam including a crossbeam flange, wherein the first side beam flange and the crossbeam flange cooperate to support the at least one deck board. 
     
     
         17 . The platform system of  claim 16 , wherein the first side beam flange defines a flange gap to accommodate the crossbeam flange so that the first side beam flange and the crossbeam flange are coplanar for receiving the at least one deck board. 
     
     
         18 . A platform system configured to be disposed above a ground, the platform system comprising:
 a deck board including an upper deck surface;   a frame that supports the deck board, the frame including at least two elongated side beams, each of the at least two elongated side beams defining a longitudinal axis and including upper beam surface and two opposing ends;   at least one corner hub being configured to receive and be secured to one of the opposing ends of each of the at least two elongated side beams so that each of the at least two elongated side beams that are secured reside at a first prescribed angle with respect to each other;   at least one corner beam attached to each of the two elongated secured side beams and being located a prescribed distance from the at least one corner hub;   at least one anchor contacting the ground, the at least one anchor being located below and directly supporting the at least one corner beam and the at least one corner hub and the two elongated secured side beams above the ground; and   wherein the upper beam surfaces of the at least two secured side beams support the deck board.   
     
     
         19 . The platform system of  claim 18 , wherein the corner beam is further connected to the at least one corner hub. 
     
     
         20 . A corner assembly of a platform system, the platform system including at least one deck board, and at least one horizontal side beam that is disposed above a ground and supported by at least one ground support and defining a centerpoint, the corner assembly comprising:
 a corner hub including an upper mounting surface and at least one side mounting surface, the at least one side mounting surface disposed orthogonal to the upper mounting surface; and   a corner support bracket extending inwardly towards the centerpoint of the platform system,   wherein the upper mounting surface is configured to receive and support an associated vertical column above the at least deck board, the at least one side mounting surface being configured to support the at least one horizontal side beam,   and wherein the corner support bracket is configured to contact the at least one ground support so that the at least one deck board is supported above the ground in an offset manner through the corner support bracket and the corner hub.