US 12,173,519 B2
Guardrail post and attachment assemblies for same
Charles J. MacKarvich, Atlanta, GA (US); and Justin Hikaru Alcober, Smyrna, GA (US)
Assigned to Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/370,715.
Application 18/370,715 is a continuation of application No. 17/953,235, filed on Sep. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,795,713.
Application 17/953,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/578,295, filed on Jan. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,753,836, issued on Sep. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011310 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04G 21/32 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 21/3219 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A guardrail attachment assembly comprising:
a guardrail mounting bracket comprising a first bracket plate and a second bracket plate opposite the first bracket plate, each of the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate configured to mount directly to a first guardrail post, the guardrail mounting bracket further comprising:
a strap mount extending between and rotatable relative to each of the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate;
a first post wall extending between the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate;
a second post wall angled at an acute angle relative to the first post wall and extending between the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate;
a tubular post portion extending along an edge of the first post wall; and
an elongate V-shaped notch defined by the first post wall and the second post wall; and
a flexible guardrail strap rolled up on the strap mount and configured to extend laterally between the first guardrail post and a second guardrail post;
wherein:
each of the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate define a proximal plate end and a distal plate end opposite the proximal plate end;
the proximal plate end of each of the first bracket plate and the second bracket plate is acute and substantially V-shaped; and
the strap mount is coupled to the first bracket plate and the second plate adjacent to the distal plate ends, opposite the acute and substantially V-shaped proximal plate ends.