Patent ID: 6702245
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A deck rail mounting bracket that is designed to attach a pole to a deck rail comprising:a. a piece of material with two ends and two sides; and, b. a means for securely and releasably attaching the piece of material to the deck rail without marking the deck rail at one end of the piece of material comprising; 1. two L shaped brackets placed on one end of the piece of material, and said L shaped brackets are set sufficiently apart so that a deck rail can be placed between them and said L shaped brackets are attached to the piece of material along one section of the L and said L shaped brackets along the other section of the L has a slot; and, 2. a belt that is adapted to fit through the slot in both L shaped brackets; and, 3. a buckle that is adapted to allow the belt to be tightened; and, 4. whereas the piece of material is placed over the deck rail with the deck rail between the two L shaped brackets and then the belt is ran through the slot on the L shaped bracket and the buckle is used to tightened the belt against the deck rail to securely and releasably attach the piece of material to the deck rail; and, c. an opening at the end opposite the end of the piece of material where the deck rail is attached and said opening is adapted to allow the pole to fit through it; and, d. a means to securely and releasably hold the pole upright within said opening; and, e. wherefore, the piece of material is attached to a deck rail by the means for attaching the piece of material to the deck rail and the pole is placed in the opening in the piece of material and the opening is releasably tightened to hold the pole in place.