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US 11,719,009 B2Granted
Guardrail mounting bracket
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A guardrail mounting bracket includes an upper bracket assembly comprising an upper support component and an upper clamp component; a lower bracket, wherein the upper clamp component is oriented between the upper support component and the lower bracket; and a clamp fastener supported by the upper support component and configured to engage the upper clamp component, the clamp fastener movable relative to the upper support component to selectively bias the upper clamp component towards the lower bracket.
Claims19
A guardrail mounting bracket comprising;
- a bracket assembly comprising a support component and a movable clamp component, the movable clamp component configured to slide along a guardrail, the clamp component defining an L-shape and comprising a substantially horizontal clamp wall and a substantially vertical clamp wall, the substantially horizontal clamp wall defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the substantially horizontal clamp wall configured to couple to the guardrail proximate the first end, the substantially vertical clamp wall extending from the substantially horizontal clamp wall at the second end;
- a bracket, wherein the clamp component is oriented between the support component and the bracket;
- and
- a clamp fastener supported by the support component and configured to engage the clamp component, the clamp fastener movable relative to the support component to selectively slide the clamp component towards the bracket;
- wherein:
- the bracket is configured to slide along the guardrail towards and away from the bracket assembly, such that a distance between the clamp component and the bracket is adjustable by sliding either or both of the bracket and the clamp component along the guardrail;
- the support component comprises a post engagement portion configured to engage the guardrail and a fastener support portion configured to support the clamp fastener;
- the substantially horizontal clamp wall of the clamp component defines a rail opening proximate to the first end;
- and
- the rail opening is configured to receive the guardrail therethrough.
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A guardrail mounting bracket comprising;
- a bracket assembly comprising a support component and a movable clamp component, the movable clamp component configured to slide along a guardrail, the clamp component defining an L-shape and comprising a substantially horizontal clamp wall and a substantially vertical clamp wall, the substantially horizontal clamp wall defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the substantially horizontal clamp wall configured to couple to the guardrail proximate the first end, the substantially vertical clamp wall extending from the substantially horizontal clamp wall at the second end;
- a bracket, wherein the clamp component is oriented between the support component and the bracket;
- and
- a clamp fastener supported by the support component and configured to engage the clamp component, the clamp fastener movable relative to the support component to selectively slide the clamp component towards the bracket;
- wherein:
- the bracket is configured to slide along the guardrail towards and away from the bracket assembly, such that a distance between the clamp component and the bracket is adjustable by sliding either or both of the bracket and the clamp component along the guardrail;
- a curved joint is defined between the substantially horizontal clamp wall and the substantially vertical clamp wall;
- a fastener slot is defined through the curved joint;
- the fastener slot defines an upper slot end and a lower slot end opposite the upper slot end;
- and
- a distal end of the clamp fastener engages the lower slot end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.