Patent ID: 6431794
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: E02B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A dock support bracket for forming dock structures with minimal or no outwardly projecting edge hardware that could cause damage to water craft or injury to people, said bracket comprising(i) a central clamp of general C shape having an internal channel with a lateral access opening between the outer ends of first and second side arms of the C shape, said channel being adapted to laterally receive through said lateral access opening at least a substantial part of a dock support post therein and in alignment therewith, said clamp having an abutment structure internally facing said channel at a location a adjacent the outer end of said second side arm, and said clamp having a clamping screw mounted in said first side arm for applying pressure in an opposing relationship across said channel toward said abutment structure for the purpose of pressing any dock support post as may be placed in said channel against said abutment structure and fixing said entire bracket against slippage on any such dock support post, (ii) a first beam mounting base on said first side arm of said clamp, said first beam mounting base being for mounting a dock section first beam thereto in a manner causing said dock section first beam to extend in a direction substantially parallel to at least a portion of said first side arm, and (iii) a second beam mounting base on said second side arm of said clamp, said second beam mounting base being in an angular relationship to said second side arm so as to extend away from said second side arm and away from said first beam mounting base, said second beam mounting base being for mounting a dock section second beam thereto, (iv) said first beam mounting base and said second beam mounting base being spaced from each other by said clamp.