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US 7,669,836 B2Granted
Bracket
AssigneeTriggs' Trellis Supplies Pty Ltd.
InventorRodney Trigg
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Abstract
A bracket having a main body with attachment structure for fixing the bracket to a first post and fastening means for securing the bracket relative to a second post. The bracket is preferably used for strengthening a post assembly for a fence or trellis system.
Claims18
A bracket comprising:
- a main body having substantially parallel lateral sides,
- at least one projecting spike extending from a front surface of said main body for embedding into an end of a first post to fix the bracket to the first post,
- two vertical flanges extending rearward from said substantially parallel lateral sides of said main body, each flange defined by a plurality of teeth projecting therefrom for securing and aligning the bracket onto a second post,
- wherein each tooth comprises a forward tapered leading edge, allowing the bracket to be embedded into a side of the second post when the bracket is moved in a forward, substantially vertical, direction, and a rear trailing edge profiled to resist movement and disengagement of the bracket, once embedded into the side of the second post, when the bracket is moved in a reverse direction, thereby securing the bracket relative to the second post.
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A bracket comprising:
- a main body having substantially parallel lateral sides,
- two spikes projecting laterally from a front side of the main body for fixing the bracket to a first post,
- two vertical flanges extending rearward from said substantially parallel lateral sides of said main body, each flange defined by a plurality of teeth projecting therefrom for securing and aligning the bracket onto a second post,
- wherein the main body further includes a tab angled relative to the main body, guiding an end of the first post onto the two spikes for abutment, and
- wherein each tooth in each of the two rows of teeth comprises a forward tapered leading edge, allowing the bracket to be embedded into a side of the second post when the bracket is moved in a forward, substantially vertical, direction, and a rear trailing edge profiled to resist movement and disengagement of the bracket, once embedded into the side of the second post, when the bracket is moved in a reverse direction, thereby securing the bracket to the second post.
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A bracket for interconnecting first and second posts comprising:
- a main body having substantially parallel lateral sides,
- two spikes projecting laterally from a front side of the main body for fixing the bracket to a first post,
- two vertical flanges extending rearward from said substantially parallel lateral sides of said main body, each flange defined by a plurality of teeth projecting therefrom for securing and aligning the bracket onto a second post,
- wherein the main body further includes a tab angled relative to the main body, guiding an end of the first post onto the two spikes for abutment, and
- wherein each tooth in each of the two rows of teeth comprises a forward tapered leading edge that slopes from the flange to an apex, allowing the bracket to be embedded into a side of the second post when the bracket is moved in a forward, substantially vertical, direction, and a rear trailing edge that extends sharply from the apex to the flange to resist movement and disengagement of the bracket, once embedded into the side of the second post, when the bracket is moved in a reverse direction, thereby securing the bracket relative to the second post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.