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Metal support bracket for a side rail for a deck

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CA1306339C
CA1306339C CA 596607 CA596607A CA1306339C CA 1306339 C CA1306339 C CA 1306339C CA 596607 CA596607 CA 596607 CA 596607 A CA596607 A CA 596607A CA 1306339 C CA1306339 C CA 1306339C
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David J. Bornn
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BORNN JOAN MAE
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C11/00Benches not otherwise provided for
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18Balustrades; Handrails

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Abstract

METAL SUPPORT BRACKET FOR A SIDE RAIL FOR A DECK
ABSTRACT OF THE INVENTION
A metal bracket for a side rail of a deck includes a vertical tubular leg, a horizontal flat strap welded to the top of the leg, an inclined strap attached to a rear edge of the horizontal strap and a second hori-zontal strap portion across the upper edge of the inclin-ed rear strap. The lower edge of the leg can be attached to the side of the deck. Decking planks can be laid across the horizontal strap, along the inclined rear strap and across the top of the second strap portion to define a seating area along the side of the deck with screws fastened from the underside of the straps into the under surface of the planks.

Description

~ 1 --METAL SUPPORT BRACKET FOR A SID~ RAIL FOR A DECK
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a metal support bracket for a side rail for a deck.
Wooden decks attached to houses or cottages are highly popular and manufactured in various shapes and sizes. One known technique for edging the deck is pro-viding a side rail along one or more sides of the deck which provides a seating structure having a horizontal seating part defined by a plurality of deck rails, an inclined or vertical back part at a rear edge of the horizontal seat part and often a top rail. This struc-ture is generally manufactured completely from wood with the supports being manufactured by wooden joists which stand upwardly from the deck. The deck planks forming the horizontal seating portion and the inclined or ver-tical back portion are then attached to the wooden sup-port joists by drilled holes through the front face of the plank which is then in most cases countersunk to allow the lag bolt head to be received below the surface of the plank.
The manufacture of a wooden structure of this type in most cases needs to be custom built which is expensive and time consuming. In addition the fastening .
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ting of the wooden planks at that area and premature failure of the rail structure.

SUMM~Y OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention, therefore, to provide a metal bracket which is designed to enable manufacture of a side rail of this type quickly and simply.
According to a first aspect of the invention, therefore, it is provided a metal support bracket for a side rail of a deck comprising a vertical support leg member, means on a lower end of the leg member for rigid attachment of the leg member to an edge of the deck structure, and a rail attachment member having a first horizontal portion welded to an upper end of the leg member so as to be supported thereby at right angles to said side of the deck with part thereof projecting inwardly from the leg member and part thereof projecting outwardly from the leg member, an inclined portion attached to an outer end of the outwardly projecting part and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, and a second horizontal portion smaller than the first .

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horizontal portion attached to the upper end of the inclined portion, said inclined portion, first horizontal portion and said second horizontal portion each having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough for receiving screws.
According ~o a second aspect of the invention there is provided a deck construction comprising dec~
support members, deck flooring defining at least one edge and a side rail mounted at the edge, the side rail com-prising a plurality of metal support brackets each having a vertical support leg member, means on a lower end of the leg member for rigid attachment of the leg member to the edge of the deck flooring, and a rail attachment member having a first horizontal portion welded to an upper end of the leg member so as to be supported thereby at right angles to said side of the deck with part there-of projecting inwardly from the leg member and part thereof projecting outwardly from the leg member, an inclined portion attached to an outer end of the outward-ly pro;ecting part and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, and a second horizontal portion smaller than the first horizontal portion attached to the upper end of the inclined portion, said inclined portion, first hori-zontal portion and said second horizontal portion, each .. . . . . . . . . .
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having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough, a plurality of rail planks laid on said inclined portion, said first horizontal portion and said second horizontal portion so as to extend from one support bracket to at least a next adjacent support bracket, and a plurality of screws each extending through a respective one of said holes into the body of a plank through an under surface thereof to hold the plank in place on the bracket.
The metal bracket thus enables the wooden planks to be attached directly to the metal bracket simply by screws passing through the holes from the underside of the metal bracket into the planks which lie on the upper side of the metal bracket so the screws are hidden and do not break out on the upper surface of the planks allowing deterioration to occur.
With the foregoing in view, and other advan-tages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, the invention is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whLch includes a description of -the best mode known to the applicant and of the preferred typical embodiment of the princLples of the pre~ent invention, in which:

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING_ Figure 1 is an isometric view of a bracket according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view through part of the deck showing the bracket of Figure 1 in use sup-porting the deck rails.
In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

DETAILED DES~RIPTION
The bracket according to the present invention comprises a vertical tubular leg 10 formed of a rectang~
ular cross-section tube of the order of one inch by two inches. The length of the leg is of the order of two feet. A flange 11 of two inches width is welded on the wider slde surface of the leg so as to project outwardly therefrom at right angles. The leg has two or more holes 12 drilled through the leg in a direction parallel to the flange in a portion 13 of the leg projecting beneath the flange 11. The flange has a pair of holes 14 extending vertically downwardly therethrough.
on top of the leg portion 10 is mounted a rail support portion generally indicated at 15 including a horizontal strap portion 16 and an inclined rear strap portion 17. The horizontal strap portion 16 and the -- " ~ ' ~ , '~
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inclined portion 17 are formed integrally ~rom a flat strap of metal which is bent at the junction 18. The strap has a width of the order of four inches and the tubular leg is welded to the under surface to form a rigid attached structure. At the upper end of the inclined rear strap 17 is provided a second horizontal portion 19 of the same width as the strap in transverse dimension but in a direction parallel to the first hori-zontal portion 16 is of siynificantly reduced extent generally of the order of four inches. The second hori-zontal portion 19 is welded to the upper edge of the inclined portion 17 so that a part thereof extends forwardly and a part thereof extends rearwardly there-; from. Similarly the leg is welded to the underside of the horizontal strap 16 in a position approximating the midpoint of the strap 16 so that a part thereof projects forwardly and a part also pro;ects rearwardly.
In Figure 2 is shown a deck including an edge rail 20 and plank 21 lying on top of the edge rail 20 which forms one of a plurality of such planks lying in parallel spaced relation in conventional manner. The remalnder of the deck is now shown as this will be well apparent to one skilled in the art including the neces-sary joists and other support structures.

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The leg 10 extends downwardly beyond the upper edge of the plank 21 so that the flange 11 rests upon the top of the plank 21 and is fastened thereto by a screw 22 which extends through the flange and into the upper surface of the plank 21. The lower portion 13 of the leg is attached to the side rail 20 by way of lag bolts 23 which extend through the holes 12. The horizontal portion 16 thus extends at right angles to the side of the deck for supporting deck planks 24. The deck planks areattached to the horizontal strap 16 by a plurality of screws 25 which project through holes 26 in the horizon-tal strap 16. As shown there are four such planks which extend from the bracket to a similar bracket spaced longitudinally of the deck side. The screws 25 extend from the underside of the strap into the under surface of the plank and thus do not break out on the upper surface of the plank leaving that complete and unbroken to reduce the possibility of deterioration.
Similarly, the rear strap 17 has a plurality of planks 26 attached thereto by screws 27 extending through holes 28. Finally a last plank 29 is attached to the upper surface of the second horizontal portion 19 by screws 30.
The bracket can thus be simply attached to the ., ., .:
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, ~3~ 3 edge of a deck following which the planks can be laid directly onto the bracket and supported thereby simply by cutting the planks to length and applying the screws through the under surface as required. A corner struc-ture can be provided by cutting the ends of the planks at 45 and attaching the planks at the mitred corner by straps on the underside of the planks. The deck rail can therefore be completely constructed very quickly and without di~ficulty without the necessity for skilled labour.
Since various modifications can be made in my invention as hereinabove described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contalned in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

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Claims

(1) A metal support bracket for a side rail of a deck comprising a vertical support leg member, means on a lower end of the leg member for rigid attachment of the leg member to an edge of the deck structure, and a rail attachment member having a first horizontal portion welded to an upper end of the leg member so as to be sup-ported thereby at right angles to said side of the deck with part thereof projecting inwardly from the leg member and part thereof projecting outwardly from the leg mem-ber, an inclined portion attached to an outer end of the outwardly projecting part and extending upwardly and out-wardly therefrom, and a second horizontal portion smaller than the first horizontal portion attached to the upper end of the inclined portion, said inclined portion, first horizontal portion and said second horizontal portion, each having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough for receiving screws.
(2) The invention according to Claim 1 wherein the means for attachment comprises a flange on a side of the leg member projecting outwardly therefrom at right angles such that a side of the flange can rest across a horizontal upper surface of the deck with a lowermost portion of the leg member projecting downwardly therefrom for attachment to a vertical surface of the deck.
(3) The invention according to Claim 1 wherein the inclined portion and the first horizontal portion comprise an integral flat metal strap bent at the junc-tion therebetween with an underside of the strap welded to an upper end of the leg member.
(4) The invention according to Claim 3 wherein the leg member comprises a tube of rectangular cross-sec-tion.
(5) The invention according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the second horizontal portion is welded to an upper edge of the inclined portion with a part thereof projecting outwardly therefrom and a part thereof pro-jecting inwardly therefrom.
(6) The invention according to the Claim 5 wherein the second horizontal portion has a width in a direction parallel to the first horizontal portion of the order of four inches.
(7) A deck construction comprising deck sup-port members, deck flooring defining at least one edge and a side rail mounted at the edge, the side rail com-prising a plurality of metal support brackets each having a vertical support leg member, means on a lower end of the leg member for rigid attachment of the leg member to the edge of the deck flooring, and a rail attachment member having a first horizontal portion welded to an upper end of the leg member so as to be supported thereby at right angles to said side of the deck with part there-of projecting inwardly from the leg member and part thereof projecting outwardly from the leg member, an inclined portion attached to an outer end of the outward-ly projecting part and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, and a second horizontal portion smaller than the first horizontal portion attached to the upper end of the inclined portion, said inclined portion, first hori-zontal portion and said second horizontal portion, each having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough, a plurality of rail planks laid on said inclined portion, said first horizontal portion and said second horizontal portion so as to extend from one support bracket to at least a next adjacent support bracket, and a plurality of screws each extending through a respective one of said holes into the body of a plank through an under surface thereof to hold the plank in place on the bracket.
(8) The invention according to Claim 7 wherein the means for attachment comprises a flange on a side of the leg member projecting outwardly therefrom at right angles such that a side of the flange can rest across a horizontal upper surface of the deck with a lowermost portion of the leg member projecting downwardly therefrom for attachment to a vertical surface of the deck.
(9) The invention according to Claim 7 wherein the inclined portion and the first horizontal portion comprise an integral flat metal strap bent at the junc-tion therebetween with an underside of the strap welded to an upper end of the leg member.
(10) The invention according to Claim 9 wherein the leg member comprises a tube of rectangular cross-sec-tion.
(11) The invention according to Claim 7 wherein the second horizontal portion is welded to an upper edge of the inclined portion with a part thereof projecting outwardly therefrom and a part thereof projecting inward-ly therefrom.
(12) The invention according to Claim 5 wherein the second horizontal portion has a width in a direction parallel to the first horizontal portion of the order of four inches.
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