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US 11,589,692 B2Granted
Railing bracket holder and systems, kits, and methods thereof
AssigneeSam S. Saman
InventorSam S. Saman
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Abstract
A bracket assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a railing at a first side and hold a portion of a container at a second side can comprise a lower section and an upper section removably coupled to the lower section. The upper section can be a bent strip that forms a receptacle to receive the portion of the container, and the lower section can include a body in the form of a second bent strip, and a fixed connection post extending from an upper surface of the body to interface with an opening in the connection interface of the upper section to removably couple the upper section to the lower section via the at least one fastener. The platform section can include a first step and a second step each extending from the connection interface to respective ones of the retaining arms.
Claims20
A bracket adapted to be removably coupled to a rail, the bracket comprising:
- a first bent strip;
- a second bent strip, the second bent strip being entirely spaced apart from the first bent strip;
- a third bent strip having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the first bent strip and the second bent strip extending from the upper surface of the third bent strip;
- a fourth bent strip extending from the lower surface of the third bent strip;
- and
- at least one fastener to removably couple the bracket to the rail with the rail entirely below the upper surface of the third bent strip,
- wherein at least the first bent strip and the second bent strip form a receptacle to receive and retain a planter box,
- wherein the first bent strip and the second bent strip include:
- a plurality of platform sections on which to place the planter box, including a first platform section and a second platform section,
- a first retaining arm extending from the first platform section, and
- a second retaining arm extending from the second platform section,
- wherein the third bent strip includes:
- a connection interface having at least one opening,
- wherein at least one welded screw extends from an upper surface of the fourth bent strip to interface with the at least one opening of the connection interface and removably couple the fourth bent strip to the third bent strip,
- wherein the first platform section includes a first bent step and the second platform section includes a second bent step,
- wherein a width of the bracket is adjustable based on a movement of the fourth bent strip relative to the third bent strip,
- wherein the width of the bracket is settable using the at least one fastener removably coupled to the at least one welded screw,
- wherein depths of the first, second, third, and fourth bent strips are uniform with each other, and
- wherein each of the first and second retaining arms extends upward from a respective one of the first and second platform sections at a ninety-degree angle or at an outward obtuse angle relative to the respective one of the first and second platform sections, such that a free end of each of the first and second retaining arms terminates facing in an upward direction.
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A kit for holding a planter box on a railing, the kit comprising:
- a first bracket assembly;
- and
- a second bracket assembly,
- wherein each of the first bracket assembly and the second bracket assembly includes:
- a first strip;
- a second strip, the second strip being entirely spaced apart from the first strip;
- a third strip having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the first strip and the second strip extending from the upper surface of the third strip;
- a fourth strip extending from the lower surface of the third strip;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners,
- wherein, for each of the first bracket assembly and the second bracket assembly:
- at least the first strip and the second strip form a receptacle to receive the planter box,
- the first strip and the second strip include:
- a pair of platform sections on which to place the planter box, including a first platform section and a second platform section spaced apart from the first platform section, and
- a pair of retaining arms, including a first retaining arm extending from the first platform section and a second retaining arm extending from the second platform section,
- the third strip includes:
- a connection interface having a slot,
- a plurality of connection posts project from the fourth strip to extend through the slot of the connection interface and to couple to the plurality of fasteners,
- the first platform section includes a first bent step and the second platform section includes a second bent step,
- the first and second platform sections extend from the connection interface to the first and second retaining arms, respectively,
- a width for coupling to the railing is adjustable based on a movement of the fourth strip,
- the width for coupling to the railing is settable using the plurality of fasteners removably coupled to the plurality of connection posts,
- depths of the first, second, third, and fourth strips are the same, and
- each of the first and second retaining arms extends straight from a respective one of the first and second platform sections to a free end of the respective retaining arm.
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A system comprising:
- a bracket adapted to be removably coupled to a rail, the bracket including:
- a first bent strip;
- a second bent strip, the second bent strip being entirely spaced apart from the first bent strip;
- a third bent strip having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the first bent strip and the second bent strip extending from the upper surface of the third bent strip;
- and
- a fourth bent strip extending from the lower surface of the third bent strip;
- and
- wherein at least the first bent strip and the second bent strip form a receptacle to receive and removably retain a box having an open upper end,
- wherein the first and second bent strips include:
- a pair of platform sections on which to removably place a bottom surface of the box, including a first platform section and a second platform section, and
- a pair of retaining arms, including a first retaining arm extending from the first platform section and a second retaining arm extending from the second platform section,
- wherein the third bent strip includes:
- a connection interface,
- wherein a plurality of connection screws extend from an upper surface of the fourth bent strip to interface with a plurality of fasteners,
- wherein the first platform section includes a first bent step and the second platform section includes a second bent step,
- wherein each of the first and second steps extends from the third bent strip to a respective one of the first and second retaining arms,
- wherein the first and second retaining arms are outward of the connection interface,
- wherein a width of the bracket for coupling to the rail is adjustable based on a movement of the fourth bent strip,
- wherein depths of the first, second, third, and fourth bent strips are uniform with each other, and
- wherein each of the first and second retaining arms extends straight from a respective one of the first and second platform sections to a free end of the respective retaining arm opposite the respective one of the first and second platform sections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.