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US 12,110,690 B2Granted
Bracket for supporting attachment of the end of a railing member to a vertical member
AssigneeFortress Iron, LP
InventorsKevin T. Burt, Matthew Carlyle Sherstad, John David Irick
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Abstract
A railing bracket including a cup having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, and a notch. The first side wall defines a first countersunk through hole configured to receive a fastener. A U-shaped cap has a top wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a tab. The first lateral wall is configured to cover a head of the fastener and the notch is configured to receive the tab.
Claims20
A railing bracket, comprising:
- a cup having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, and a notch;
- wherein the first side wall defines a first countersunk through hole configured to receive a fastener;
- a cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a tab, wherein the cap has a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the cup;
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- wherein the first lateral wall is configured to cover a head of the fastener and the notch is configured to receive the tab;
- wherein the cap is configured to be attached to the cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed above the bottom wall of the cup and the first and second side walls of the cup disposed between the top wall of the cap and the bottom wall of the cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the cup.
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A railing bracket, comprising:
- a cup defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the cup being configured to receive an end of a railing member;
- wherein either the first or the second side wall defines a first through hole, the first through hole configured to receive a fastener to secure the end of the railing member within the cup;
- wherein the cup defines at least one notch;
- a cap adapted to cover the cup, the cap having a top wall, at least one tab, and a pair of lateral walls adapted to cover the fastener received by the first through hole, the cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the cup;
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- wherein the at least one tab is configured to be received by the at least one notch;
- wherein the cap is configured to be attached to the cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed above the bottom wall of the cup and the first and second side walls of the cup disposed between the top wall of the cap and the bottom wall of the cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the cup.
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A post for supporting a rail panel, comprising:
- a vertical member;
- a first cup secured to the vertical member;
- a second cup secured to the vertical member and disposed vertically spaced apart from the first cup;
- wherein each of the first and second cups comprises a bottom wall, a first side wall defining a through hole, a second side wall, and a notch, the first cup configured to receive an end of a first railing member secured within the first cup by a fastener received through the through hole of the first cup and the second cup configured to receive an end of a second railing member secured within the second cup by a fastener received through the through hole of the second cup;
- a first cap adapted to cover the first cup, the first cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the first cup, the first cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the first lateral wall adapted to cover at least a portion of the fastener received by the through hole of the first cup, and a first tab, wherein the first tab is configured to be received by the notch of the first cup;
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- a second cap adapted to cover the second cup, the second cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the second cup, the second cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the first lateral wall adapted to cover at least a portion of the fastener received by the through hole of the second cup, and a second tab, wherein the second tab is configured to be received by the notch of the second cup;
- wherein the first cap is configured to be attached to the first cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the first cap disposed above the bottom wall of the first cup and the first and second side walls of the first cup disposed between the top wall of the first cap and the bottom wall of the first cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the first cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the first cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.