Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bracket for supporting attachment of the end of a railing member to a vertical member
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Application No.: US17112495Application Date: 2020-12-04
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Publication No.: US10995496B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Kevin T. Burt , Matthew Carlyle Sherstad , John David Irick
- Applicant: Fortress Iron, LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Garland
- Assignee: Fortress Iron, LP
- Current Assignee: Fortress Iron, LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Garland
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Agent John J. May
- Main IPC: E04F11/18
- IPC: E04F11/18 ; E04H17/14

Abstract:
A railing bracket includes a cup defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall. The cup is configured to support an end of a railing member, and further includes a first bend disposed between the bottom wall and the first side wall and a second bend disposed between the bottom wall and the second side wall. The first side wall defines a first through hole, and the second side wall defines a second through hole, each of the first and second through holes is configured to receive a respective fastener to secure the end of the railing member within the cup. The cup defines at least one notch. A cap is adapted to cover the cup and has a U-shape exposing the bottom wall, a pair of tabs, and a pair of lateral walls adapted to cover the fasteners received by the first and second through holes. At least one of the pair of tabs is configured to be received by the at least one notch to secure the cap to the cup.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210087822A1 BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT OF THE END OF A RAILING MEMBER TO A VERTICAL MEMBER Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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