Bracket, railing system including the same, and method of assembling a railing system

A bracket for coupling a rail of a railing system to a post of the railing system while providing support for an infill panel assembly, the bracket comprising:

• a first transverse finger and a second transverse finger that are spaced apart from one another to form a first receiving channel, the first receiving channel configured to receive a first portion of the infill panel assembly;
• a bridge joining the first and second transverse fingers;
• a first vertical finger and a second vertical finger that are spaced apart from one another to form a second receiving channel, the second receiving channel configured to receive a second portion of the infill panel assembly;
• and
• wherein the bracket is a monolithic, unitary component.

A method of assembling a barrier between a first post and a second post, the method comprising:

• mounting a bottom rail between the first and second posts;
• fastening first and second transverse fingers of a bracket to a top rail, the first and second transverse fingers defining a first receiving channel therebetween, the bracket comprising first and second vertical fingers extending downwardly relative to the first and second transverse fingers and defining a second receiving channel therebetween;
• joining a first channel member to the top rail so that the first channel member at least partially nests within the first receiving channel of the bracket;
• coupling a second channel member to the bottom rail;
• coupling a third channel member to the first post;
• positioning a lower portion of an infill member into the second channel member and a first side portion of the infill member into the third channel member;
• positioning the top rail between the first and second posts so that the third channel member engages a bridge of the bracket and nests within the second receiving channel of the bracket and a top portion of the infill member nests within the first channel member;
• and
• installing one or more fasteners through at least one of the first and second vertical fingers of the bracket to couple the bracket to the first post.