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US 12,492,560 B2Granted
Dual-axis swivel bracket
AssigneeKey-Link Fencing & Railing, Inc.
InventorsDwight L. Nolt, Michael A. Alexander
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Abstract
A dual-axis swivel bracket for a deck railing section is disclosed. The bracket is simultaneously adjustable along a first axis and a perpendicular second axis. When one end of the bracket is attached to a post and the other is attached to a rail, the position of the rail may be moved through a wide range of motion to allow for a wide range of installation designs.
Claims10
A dual-axis swivel bracket comprising a first connection member, a second connection member, and an articulation member;
- said articulation member being rotatably attached to the first connection member along a single axis of rotation;
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- said articulation member being rotatably attached to the second connection member along a single axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of rotation between the articulation member and the first connection member, wherein:
- the articulating portion comprises a first curved region having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, and a second curved region having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first curved region;
- the first curved region comprising a connection point;
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- the second curved region comprising a connection point;
- said first connection member comprising an articulation face adapted to contact the outer surface of the first curved region of the articulating portion, and in which the second connection member comprises an articulation face adapted to contact the outer surface of the second curved region of the articulating portion,
- said articulation face for the first connection member further comprising a track having a path perpendicular to the axis of the first curved surface of the articulating portion, and
- said articulation face for the second connection member further comprising a track having a path perpendicular to the axis of the second curved surface of the articulating portion;
- said connection point of the first curved region of the articulating portion being adapted to interface with the track of the articulation face for the first connection member,
- said connection point of the second curved region of the articulating portion being adapted to interface with the track of the articulation face for the second connection member.
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