Bracket system and method for installation of horizontal balusters
AssigneeVinylast, Inc.
InventorSteven J. Leary
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Abstract
In one example, a baluster bracket for securing a baluster in a perpendicular orientation relative to a support surface includes a button bracket and a tube bracket. The button bracket includes a cylindrical body, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical body is threaded, and a first aperture defined through the cylindrical body. The tube bracket includes a hollow cylindrical body, wherein an inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body is threaded to engage the outer surface of the cylindrical body of the button bracket.
Claims20
A baluster bracket for securing a baluster in a perpendicular orientation relative to a support surface, comprising:
- a button bracket, comprising:
- a cylindrical body, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical body is threaded;
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- a first aperture defined through the cylindrical body;
- and
- a tube bracket, comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body, wherein an inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body is threaded to engage the outer surface of the cylindrical body of the button bracket.
A baluster bracket for securing a baluster in an angled orientation relative to a support surface, comprising:
- a button bracket, comprising:
- a cylindrical body, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical body is threaded;
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- a first aperture defined through the cylindrical body;
- an adjustable angle bracket, comprising:
- a first segment including a threaded portion and a seat portion, wherein threads of the threaded portion are designed to engage the outer surface of the cylindrical body of the button bracket;
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- a second segment positioned within the seat portion and secured to the first segment via a hinge, wherein an interior surface of the second segment is threaded;
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- a tube bracket, comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body, wherein an inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body is threaded to engage the threaded portion of the first segment of the adjustable angle bracket.
A method for securing a baluster to a support surface, comprising:
- installing a button bracket in a through-hole in the support surface, wherein the button bracket comprises:
- a cylindrical body, wherein an outer surface of the cylindrical body is threaded;
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- a first aperture defined through the cylindrical body, wherein the installing comprises inserting a screw through the aperture and the through-hole to secure the button bracket flush against the support surface;
- fitting an end of the baluster within a first end of a tube bracket, wherein the tube bracket comprises:
- a hollow cylindrical body, wherein an inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body is threaded;
- sliding a second end of the tube bracket over the button bracket;
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- turning the tube bracket so that threads on the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body engage the outer surface of the cylindrical body, until the tube bracket is secured flush against the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.