Bracket for securing decking member
OwnerNicholas W. Emersoninventor
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Abstract
A bracket for attaching a decking member to a supporting member comprises a main flange, a side flange extending approximately perpendicular to the main flange, at least one through hole defined in the side flange for receiving a fastener to attach the bracket to a side of a decking member and at least one protrusion extending from a lower side of the main flange and serving to contact the supporting member and to space the bracket and decking member above the supporting member. A method of securing a decking member to a supporting member is also described.
Claims19
A bracket for attaching a decking member to a supporting member, comprising:
- a main flange;
- a side flange extending approximately perpendicular to the main flange;
- at least one through hole defined in the side flange for receiving a fastener to attach the bracket to a side of a decking member,
- at least one mounting opening defined in the main flange to receive a fastener to attach the bracket to a supporting member, and
- at least one protrusion extending from a lower side of the main flange and serving to contact the supporting member and to space the bracket and decking member above the supporting member.
A method of securing a decking member to a supporting member with a bracket comprising:
- providing a bracket having a main flange and a side flange extending approximately perpendicular to the main flange, at least one through hole in the side flange, at least one mounting opening in the main flange and at least one protrusion extending from the main flange;
- positioning the side flange over a side surface of the decking member at a desired position;
- securing the side flange to the side surface with a fastener extending through the at least one through hole to thereby attach the bracket to the decking member;
- positioning the decking member with attached bracket at a desired position relative to an underlying supporting member with the at least one protrusion contacting the supporting member to space the bracket and decking member above the supporting member;
- and
- securing the main flange to an upper surface of the supporting member with a fastener extending through the at least one mounting opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.