US 12,448,779 B2
Brackets for attachment of posts to joists
James Kowalewski, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by James Kowalewski, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/097,407.
Application 18/097,407 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/011,684, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,572,696.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/895,408, filed on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279666 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. E04F 11/18 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 11/1812 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting bracket assembly for a post comprising two parts,
a first bracket part defined by a first planar sidewall having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, said top edge having a top planar attachment member part extending perpendicular to said planar sidewall from a location between said first end and said second end of said top edge and having a length along said top edge the same as or less than the length of said top edge,
and a second planar sidewall extending from said second edge in a perpendicular direction opposite the direction of said top planar part,
said first bracket part further comprising a modified hem structure extending from a third lateral edge on said second sidewall,
said hem structure further comprising a first hem planar part extending perpendicular to said second planar sidewall and a second planar hem part having a free end that extends back toward said second planar sidewall and said first and second hem parts define an elongate groove,
and a second bracket part, said second bracket part comprising a first planar sidewall having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, and a second planar sidewall extending from said second lateral edge in a perpendicular direction with respect to said first sidewall, said second planar sidewall of said second bracket further comprising a second hem structure,
said second hem structure further comprising a first hem planar part extending perpendicular to said second planar sidewall and a second planar hem part having a free end that extends back toward a rear surface of said second planar sidewall, and said first hem planar part and said second planar free end hem part define an elongate groove,
wherein the free end part of said first bracket is received in said elongate groove of said second bracket and said free end hem part of said second bracket is received in said elongate groove of said first part, and said first and second bracket parts assembled to form a square tubular member.