Bracket for supporting attachment of the end of a railing member to a vertical member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12110690-B2
Application number	US-202217571987-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2022
Priority date	Jan 10, 2012
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A railing bracket including a cup having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, and a notch. The first side wall defines a first countersunk through hole configured to receive a fastener. A U-shaped cap has a top wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a tab. The first lateral wall is configured to cover a head of the fastener and the notch is configured to receive the tab.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A railing bracket, comprising:
a cup having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall, and a notch;
wherein the first side wall defines a first countersunk through hole configured to receive a fastener;
a cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a tab, wherein the cap has a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the cup; and
wherein the first lateral wall is configured to cover a head of the fastener and the notch is configured to receive the tab;
wherein the cap is configured to be attached to the cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed above the bottom wall of the cup and the first and second side walls of the cup disposed between the top wall of the cap and the bottom wall of the cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the cup.

2. The railing bracket of claim 1 wherein the cup is sized to receive a rail member having a one-inch square cross section.

3. The railing bracket of claim 1 wherein the cup is metal.

4. The railing bracket of claim 1 wherein the cap is metal.

5. The railing bracket of claim 1 wherein the cup further comprises a back wall, the back wall defining at least one through hole.

6. The railing bracket of claim 5 further comprising a vertical post, wherein the cup is configured to be secured to the vertical post.

7. The railing bracket of claim 6 wherein the cup is secured to the vertical post by a post fastener received in the at least one through hole in the back wall.

8. The railing bracket of claim 1 wherein the notch is a first notch and the tab is a first tab, the cap further comprising a second tab and the cup further comprising a second notch configured to receive the second tab.

9. A railing bracket, comprising:
a cup defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the cup being configured to receive an end of a railing member;
wherein either the first or the second side wall defines a first through hole, the first through hole configured to receive a fastener to secure the end of the railing member within the cup;
wherein the cup defines at least one notch;
a cap adapted to cover the cup, the cap having a top wall, at least one tab, and a pair of lateral walls adapted to cover the fastener received by the first through hole, the cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the cup; and
wherein the at least one tab is configured to be received by the at least one notch;
wherein the cap is configured to be attached to the cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed above the bottom wall of the cup and the first and second side walls of the cup disposed between the top wall of the cap and the bottom wall of the cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the cup.

10. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the cup further comprises a rear wall.

11. The railing bracket of claim 10 wherein the rear wall further comprises at least one through hole and wherein the fastener is a first fastener and the at least one through hole defined by the rear wall is configured to receive a second fastener.

12. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the cup is secured to a vertical post.

13. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the cup is sized to receive an end of a railing member having a one-inch square cross section.

14. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the cup is made of metal.

15. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the cap is made of metal.

16. The railing bracket of claim 9 wherein the fastener is a screw.

17. A post for supporting a rail panel, comprising:
a vertical member;
a first cup secured to the vertical member;
a second cup secured to the vertical member and disposed vertically spaced apart from the first cup;
wherein each of the first and second cups comprises a bottom wall, a first side wall defining a through hole, a second side wall, and a notch, the first cup configured to receive an end of a first railing member secured within the first cup by a fastener received through the through hole of the first cup and the second cup configured to receive an end of a second railing member secured within the second cup by a fastener received through the through hole of the second cup;
a first cap adapted to cover the first cup, the first cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the first cup, the first cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the first lateral wall adapted to cover at least a portion of the fastener received by the through hole of the first cup, and a first tab, wherein the first tab is configured to be received by the notch of the first cup; and
a second cap adapted to cover the second cup, the second cap having a U-shape configured to expose the bottom wall of the second cup, the second cap having a top wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the first lateral wall adapted to cover at least a portion of the fastener received by the through hole of the second cup, and a second tab, wherein the second tab is configured to be received by the notch of the second cup;
wherein the first cap is configured to be attached to the first cup in an overhead configuration and an underneath configuration, the overhead configuration includes the top wall of the first cap disposed above the bottom wall of the first cup and the first and second side walls of the first cup disposed between the top wall of the first cap and the bottom wall of the first cup, and the underneath configuration includes the top wall of the first cap disposed underneath the bottom wall of the first cup.

18. The post of claim 17 wherein at least one of the first or second cups are welded to the post.

19. The post of claim 17 wherein each of the first and second cups further comprises a back wall defining a plurality of through holes.

20. The post of claim 19 wherein each of the first and second cups is secured to the post with a plurality of fasteners received through the plurality of through holes.

Assignees

• Fortress Iron Lp

Inventors

• Burt Kevin T
• Sherstad Matthew Carlyle
• Irick John David

Classifications

• E04F2011/1819

  between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members · CPC title

• E04F11/1836

  Handrails of balustrades; Connections between handrail members · CPC title

• E04F11/1834 Primary

  with adjustable angle, e.g. pivotal connections · CPC title