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US 6,547,197 B2Granted
Bracket for attaching a hanging rod to a post at variable heights
OwnerChristopher Joseph Kempf, Pamela Ann Kempfinventors
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Abstract
A bracket tightened around a post which provides a channel through which the bottom portion of a rod with passes so that the rod is pinned within the bracket through a hole in the rod, thereby enabling items to be hung from a hook at the upper end of the rod.
Claims18
A post bracket adapted to be secured to a post for hanging a decorative object therefrom, said post bracket comprising
- a bracket, said bracket comprising a sidewall and a channel, said sidewall having at least two bracket ends, said pair of bracket ends having parallel facing tabs, said tabs adapted to be coupled together, said channel having at least one hole formed therein, said bracket and said channel both having axes parallel to each other, and
- a rod, said rod having a distal end in the shape of a hook adapted to hold a decorative object, said rod having a proximal end, said channel adapted to receive the proximal end of said rod, said rod adapted to engage a pin, said pin extending through said hole in said channel, said pin, rod, and channel cooperating together to provide the vertical adjustment of said rod.
In combination, a post bracket adapted to be secured to a post, and a post, said post bracket comprising
- a bracket, said bracket comprising a sidewall and a channel, said sidewall having at least two bracket ends, said pair of bracket ends having parallel facing tabs, said tabs adapted to provide coupling of said tabs, said channel having at least one hole formed therein, said bracket and said channel both having axes parallel to each other, and
- a rod, said rod having a distal end in the shape of a hook adapted to hold a decorative object, said rod having a proximal end, said channel adapted to receive the proximal end of said rod, said rod adapted to engage a pin, said pin extending through said hole in said channel said pin, rod, and channel cooperating together to provide the vertical adjustment of said rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.