Pergola corner bracket assembly
OwnerMichael Murrayinventor
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Abstract
A pergola corner bracket assembly including a bracket having a first flange and a second flange registered orthogonal thereto, and a third flange and a fourth flange registered orthogonal thereto. The first flange, the second flange, the third flange, and the fourth flange are arranged in an X-shaped configuration. The X-shaped configuration has a longitudinal axis aligned parallel to a shared corner of the first flange and the second flange. Each of the third flange and the fourth flange are disposed next to the shared corner.
Claims27
A pergola corner bracket assembly comprising:
- a bracket having a first flange and a second flange registered orthogonal thereto, and a third flange and a fourth flange registered orthogonal thereto;
- wherein said first flange, said second flange, said third flange, and said fourth flange are arranged in a X-shaped configuration;
- a column having
- a plurality of sides defining a hollow interior, and
- a plurality of interior walls extended inwardly from said sides, respectively;
- wherein said bracket includes an interior portion and an exposed portion;
- wherein said interior portion resides within said hollow interior of said column and is fastened to said interior walls;
- wherein said exposed portion extends out of said column;
- and
- a beam attached to one of said first flange and second flange at said exposed portion;
- wherein said beam is supported by one of said sides of said column that is parallel to one of said first flange and said second flange to which said beam is attached.
A pergola bracket assembly comprising:
- a bracket having
- a first flange and a second flange registered orthogonal thereto, and
- a third flange and a fourth flange registered orthogonal thereto;
- a column having an interior wall attached to said bracket;
- and
- a beam attached to an exposed portion of said bracket;
- wherein said first flange, said second flange, said third flange, and said fourth flange are arranged in a X-shaped configuration.
A pergola corner bracket assembly comprising:
- a column having a generally square cross-sectional shape defined by four sides, wherein an interior surface of said sides includes a plurality of inwardly projecting interior walls;
- a bracket comprising a first flange, a second flange, a third flange, and a fourth flange arranged in an X-shaped configuration;
- wherein said bracket includes an interior portion and an exposed portion;
- wherein said interior portion resides within said column;
- wherein each of said first flange, said second flange, said third flange, and said fourth flange is fastened to one of said plurality of inwardly projecting interior walls;
- wherein said exposed portion extends out of said column;
- and
- a beam attached at said exposed portion to one of said first flange and said second flange of said bracket parallel to said beam;
- wherein said third flange and said fourth flange have substantially equal latitudinal widths being substantially equal to a latitudinal width of said beam;
- and
- wherein an outer side of said beam aligns with an outer side of said column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.