Patent ID: 8196872

Claim:
A bracket assembly comprising, in combination: a) a unitary base portion comprising: (i) a height; (ii) a central longitudinal axis; (iii) an externally threaded, compression flange element sized to receive a longitudinal support member along the base portion central longitudinal axis; (iv) a plurality of openings through a base portion foot element, the openings situated at equal distances from the base portion longitudinal axis, disposed at equal angles along a plane perpendicular to the base portion longitudinal axis, and sized to receive and be secured to a fixed a fixed support structure by a single countersunk fastener through each opening; (v) an internal diameter element centered on the base portion longitudinal axis and extending the entire height of the base portion; (vi) a circumferential locking element band between the externally threaded, compression flange element and base portion foot element; (vii) a mitered base portion externally threaded, compression flange element top end; (viii) a plurality of slotted elements disposed in the externally threaded, compression flange element equal distant and parallel to the base portion longitudinal central axis and at equal angles along a plane perpendicular to the base portion longitudinal central axis; and (ix) separate, second means for locking onto the longitudinal support member; and b) a unitary dome portion comprising: (i) a height; (ii) a central longitudinal axis; (iii) an internal element sized to receive the longitudinal support member along the dome portion longitudinal axis and comprising internal threads sized to receive and correspond to the externally threaded, compression flange element; (iv) a first internal diameter element centered on the dome portion longitudinal axis and having a diameter dimension equal to the base portion internal diameter element; (v) a second internal diameter element centered on the dome portion longitudinal axis below the dome portion internally threaded element first internal diameter, the dome portion second internal diameter element being larger than the dome portion first internal diameter element and comprising means for locking onto the base portion circumferential locking element band; (vi) a mitered dome portion internally threaded element top end sized to correspond to and receive the base portion externally threaded, compression flange element mitered top end such that the base portion and dome portion longitudinal axes are aligned; (vii) a hexagonal nut tool fitting on a dome portion external top surface; and (viii) a dome portion foot element sized to correspond to and fit over the base portion foot element.