Latching stair rod assembly
OwnerBenjamin I. Kaufmaninventor
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Abstract
A mounting base component and an upper bracket component comprise the stair rod bracket. The mounting base component is secured to the tread in any suitable manner and it includes an aperture or an open, elongate channel. The upper bracket component conforms to the shape of the mounting base component, so that, when they are mounted together, they define a single, integral bracket. Extending out from the upper bracket component is a latch that latchably engages into the opening or channel of the mounting base. A stair rod can be easily removed or installed by sliding the upper bracket to disengage it and then by lifting it away from the mounting base. Assembly and disassembly of a stair rod bracket according to the present invention is not impeded or made difficult by the framework of the stairs.
Claims6
A device for securing a stair rod to a stairway comprising a mounting base component having a first segment secured to a stair tread of said stairway and having a second segment secured to a riser of said stairway, said second segment having an opening directed in a vertical direction;
- a upper bracket component having a vertically directed latch that fits into and is held within said opening of said second segment, wherein said first and second segments move vertically with respect to each other, and an inner side surface of said upper bracket component having an opening for holding said stair rod;
- and means for securing together said mounting base component and said upper bracket component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.