Vertical baluster bracket
OwnerStephen J. Harmsinventor
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Abstract
A new bracket comprises a single piece of rod bent at the outboard end to provide a device for hanging a flower pot or other item. At the inboard or baluster end the rod is shaped by a series of four perpendicular bends. The length of the rod between the first and second bends and the length of the rod between the third and fourth bends are substantially the same and determined by the width of the baluster transverse to the bracket. The length of the rod between the second and third bends is determined by both the thickness of the baluster and the angle of the bracket relative to the vertical direction of the baluster. To remain in position the bracket relies upon friction with the baluster in combination with the weight of the bracket and load on the bracket outboard end.
Claims12
An integral baluster bracket comprising a relatively long cantilever arm adapted to support a load at an end position horizontally spaced from a baluster, said long cantilever arm diagonally extending from the baluster when mounted on a baluster,
- a first transverse portion extending at an angle from another end of the long cantilever arm,
- a short arm extending at an angle from the first transverse portion,
- a second transverse portion extending at an angle from the short arm,
- a locking arm extending at an angle from the second transverse portion,
- wherein the long arm, short arm and the transverse portions are adapted to surround three sides of a baluster and the locking arm is adapted to engage a fourth side of the baluster, the weight of the long cantilever arm and any load thereon causing the bracket to bind to the baluster.
An integral baluster bracket comprising a relatively long cantilever arm adapted to support a load outboardly spaced from a baluster, said long cantilever arm diagonally extending from the baluster when mounted on a baluster.
- a first transverse portion extending at an angle from an inboard end of the long cantilever arm,
- a short arm extending at an angle from the first transverse portion,
- a second transverse portion extending at an angle from the short arm, and
- a locking arm extending at an angle from the second transverse portion, wherein the transverse portions are engageable with opposite sides of a baluster, the weight of the long cantilever arm and any load thereon causing the bracket to bind to the baluster.
A combination baluster with ends and opposite sides and a bracket, the baluster intended for substantially vertical installation and the bracket installed on the baluster at a location intermediate the ends of the baluster,
- the bracket comprising a relatively long cantilever arm having two ends and adapted to support a load at one end position horizontally spaced from the baluster,
- a first transverse portion extending at an angle from another end of the long cantilever arm,
- a short arm extending at an angle from the first transverse portion,
- a second transverse portion extending at an angle from the short arm, and
- a locking arm extending at an angle from the second transverse portion, wherein the transverse portions are engageable with opposite sides of the baluster.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.