US 12,305,404 B2
Bracket for stair railings
Simon Walker, Delta (CA); Craig Lawson, Burnaby (CA); Charles Young, Vancouver (CA); and Adam Mantei, Burnaby (CA)
Assigned to PEAK INNOVATIONS INC., Richmond (CA)
Appl. No. 17/632,378
Filed by Peak Innovations Inc., Richmond (CA)
PCT Filed Aug. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/051155
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/030917, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,327, filed on Aug. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0290437 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. E04H 17/14 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04F 11/18 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 11/18 (2013.01) [E04B 1/388 (2023.08); E04F 11/1834 (2013.01); E04H 17/1448 (2021.01); E04H 17/1488 (2021.01); E04B 2001/389 (2023.08); E04F 2011/1868 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket for connecting a stair rail to a post, the bracket comprising:
a base comprising:
a plate with first and second surfaces, the plate comprising at least one plate opening extending therethrough and adapted to receive post fasteners for securing the plate to the post;
two opposed sidewalls extending from the first surface of the plate and adapted to receive the stair rail, each of the sidewalls comprising at least one sidewall opening adapted to receive sidewall fasteners for securing the sidewall to the stair rail;
two plate protrusions are formed on the second surface of the plate, the two plate protrusions extending vertically for at least a portion of a height of the plate; and
one or more receiving members wherein at least one of the one or more receiving members extend from at least one of the two plate protrusions; and
a cover adapted to slide over the base, the cover comprising:
a roof;
two opposed cover walls extending from the roof and adapted to slide over the sidewalls, wherein each of the cover walls comprise a cover wall edge extending along a height of the cover wall;
two flanges, wherein each of the flanges extend inwardly from the cover wall edge for at least a portion of the height of the cover wall, wherein the flanges are adapted to abut against the plate protrusions when the cover is slid over the base; and
an attachment portion comprising:
a body portion attached to the roof;
two arms extending vertically from the body portion, the two arms extending between, and spaced apart from, the cover walls, wherein each of the arms comprises two lateral arm surfaces; and
for each of the arms, a plurality of projections extending from one or both of the lateral arm surfaces;
wherein the one or more receiving members are adapted to secure the cover to the base by engaging with one or more of the plurality of projections at one of a plurality of possible locations along a height of the two arms.