Pole bracket for a dock
OwnerBrian C. Impeyinventor
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Abstract
A pole bracket for a dock assembly has with a c-shaped opening for receiving the pole, on which a dock section may be mounted. For the pole bracket for a dock, one side of the bracket allows for attachment to a dock section, while the other and opposing side of the bracket allows for one of the poles, which supports dock section to be received therein secure the dock section in a desired position. The pole bracket for a dock may be attached to a dock section or a dock bracket on the section.
Claims14
A pole bracket for a dock, which is secured to a dock section and a mounting pole for the dock comprising:
- a) the pole bracket having a housing with a securing side and a receiving side;
- b) the receiving side having an opening for receiving the mounting pole;
- c) a securing means being adapted to hold the mounting pole in the receiving side;
- d) the opening in the receiving side having a c-shape;
- e) the opening in the receiving side having an arcuate side and flattened side;
- f) the arcuate side being oppositely disposed from the flattened side;
- g) a flattened securing lip terminating the arcuate side and being oppositely disposed from the flattened side;
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- h) at least one pole fastener being positioned in the flattened side to secure the pole bracket to the mounting pole.
In a dock assembly having plurality of dock sections joined by a dock bracket, with each dock section being secured to a mounting pole, the improvement comprising a pole bracket to receive the mounting pole:
- a) the pole bracket having a housing with a securing side and a receiving side;
- b) the receiving side having an opening for receiving the mounting pole;
- c) a securing means being adapted to hold the mounting pole in the receiving side;
- d) the opening in the receiving side having a c-shape;
- e) the opening in the receiving side having an arcuate side and flattened side;
- f) a flattened securing lip terminating the arcuate side;
- g) the arcuate side being oppositely disposed from the flattened side;
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- h) at least one pole fastener being positioned in the flattened side to secure the pole bracket to the mounting pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.