Patent ID: 6877722
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: E04H,F16B

Abstract:
1. A bracket for supporting an elongated rail with respect to a post having an attachment surface, the rail having an end, the bracket comprising: a bracket body having a rail supporting portion and an attachment portion, the bracket body having an abutment surface, the bracket body having an installed position wherein the abutment surface is positioned against the attachment surface of the post; the rail supporting portion having an opening defined therein for receiving the end of the rail when the bracket body is in the installed position, the opening having a central axis; the attachment portion having a first surface forming at least part of the abutment surface of the body and a second surface spaced therefrom, a fastener receiving passage defined from the first surface to the second surface, the passage formed by a first bore extending from the first surface part way to the second surface and a second bore extending part way from the second surface to the first surface, the first and second bores interconnecting to define the passage, the first and second bores each having central axes that are generally parallel to the central axis of the opening in the rail supporting portion, the first bore having a first width and the second bore having a second width, an offset dimension defined as half the difference between the first width and the second width, the central axis of the first bore being offset from the central axis of the second bore by a distance greater than the offset dimension such that a fastener extending through the passage is guided into an position that is angled with respect to the central axis of the opening in the rail supporting portion.