Patent ID: 7748681
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: E01F,G09F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting bracket assembly for holding a first post member to a second post member, each post member having at least a back wall and first and second side walls, comprising a first flat bracket member having an opening to enable connection of the first bracket member to the back wall of the first post member; a second flat bracket member having an opening to enable connection of the second bracket member to the back wall of the second post member; and a wing extending from each side of the first and second bracket members for attachment to one of the first and second side walls of the first and second post members, each wing formed of a single planar segment that extends from the respective first and second bracket members and terminates at an outside edge; a planar channel section having a first half portion integrally formed with the first bracket member and a second half portion integrally formed with the second bracket member, and a channel formed across a face of the planar channel section, the planar channel section further including at least one V-shaped cutout section formed completely through at least the planar channel section and the first and second bracket members, the at least one cutout section extending from an edge of the first and second bracket members and extending into the channel section to converge at the channel, and configured to form a linear hinge point about which the first half portion will bend with respect to the second half portion when subjected to a predetermined force from any direction.