Patent ID: 7360627
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: A47B,E04G

Abstract:
1. A support bracket for securing to a vertically extending wall stud, said support bracket providing cantilevered support of an elongated and substantially horizontally disposed plank and comprising: an elongated, substantially flattened and reinforced support surface having a first end and a second end; a three dimensional shaped and channeled base extending from said first end of said support surface, said channeled base including a forward side and first and second interconnected, spaced apart and substantially downwardly extending sides through which are defined at least a first pair of aligning apertures, upon aligning said sides in seating fashion over a selected wall stud, a mounting fastener enters through a selected aperture in said first side, through the wall stud, and exits through a further selected and aligning aperture in said second side, the positioning of said mounting fastener, in combination with said forward side, providing a sole cantilevered support to said reinforced support surface and in response to weight applied upon said support surface; a first abutment stop projecting from a first location of said support surface, a second abutment stop projecting from a second spaced apart location and defining, in combination with said first stop, a seating area for receiving, in widthwise inserting fashion, the plank; and at least first and second support brackets securing, respectively, in substantially vertically aligned fashion to a pair of spaced apart wall studs and in order to support, therebetween, the horizontally disposed plank.