Patent ID: 7254926

Claim:
A deck bracket for attaching a deck to a building comprising: a solid bar, an L shaped bracket, a sheath; and a mounting support member; said solid bar having a first end and a second end; said L shaped bracket having a vertical side and a horizontal side; said vertical side comprising an upper end, a middle portion, a lower end, a front face, a back side and a plurality of bolt holes; said vertical side further comprising a first bore located between the upper end and the middle portion of the vertical side; said mounting support member being fixedly attached to the back side of the vertical side; said mounting support member comprising a second bore; said first bore and said second bore being aligned in their relation to each other; said first end of said solid bar being flush with said front face of said vertical side and being situated within said first bore and said second bore and attached to said vertical side and said mounting support member; said sheath comprising a first wide side, a second wide side, two narrow sides, an inside, an outer side, a first end bore, a second end bore and sheath bolt holes; said first end bore being situated within said first wide side; said second end bore being situated within said second wide side; said first end bore and said second end bore being aligned in their relation to each other.