Patent ID: 7946540

Claim:
A coupling bracket for attaching elongate rails to rods, the coupling bracket comprising: a back wall; first and second side walls extending from the back wall to a pair of edges, wherein each of the two side walls comprises at least one mounting aperture, wherein the apertures in the two side walls are correspondingly located and aligned, wherein each side wall has an open slot extending from the edge opposite the back wall to a slot base, wherein the bases of the open slots are correspondingly located and aligned, wherein the bases are adapted to receive a rod extending though and substantially perpendicular to the side walls, wherein each of the two side walls has an oblong aperture having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end of the oblong aperture on the first side wall and the second end of the oblong aperture on the second side wall are correspondingly located and aligned; an open side opposite the back wall that is defined by the pair of edges; a pair of opposing open ends; and a passage extending between the opposing open ends, wherein the passage is adapted to receive an elongate rail.