Patent ID: 6971204

Claim:
A bracket suitable for horizontally supporting a flower pot from a baluster, comprising: (a) a vertical baluster of the type typically found on outdoor decks and stairways, (b) a cantilever arm which extends horizontally outward from the baluster when the bracket is mounted thereon, (c) a support which extends from the outward end of the cantilever arm such that, when the bracket is mounted on the baluster, the support is horizontally oriented, thereby enabling it to support a flower pot in an upright position, (d) a front arm which extends perpendicularly from the inward end of the cantilever arm such that, when the bracket is mounted on the baluster, the front arm is horizontally oriented and engages the front face of the baluster across its entire width, (e) a side arm which extends perpendicularly from the end of the front arm such that, when the bracket is mounted on the baluster, the side arm is oriented upward at an acute angle α with respect to the horizontal and engages one of the side faces of the baluster along its entire width, (f) a back arm which extends perpendicularly from the end of the side arm such that, when the bracket is mounted on the baluster, the back arm is horizontally oriented and engages the back face of the baluster across its entire width, (g) a locking arm which extends perpendicularly from the end of the back arm such that, when the bracket is mounted on the baluster, the locking arm is oriented upward at an acute angle θ with respect to the plane defined by the side arm and the back arm, and the locking arm engages the remaining side face of the baluster along its entire part of its width.