Patent ID: 8529157

Claim:
A support structure for anchoring a deck to a rock, the support structure comprising: a a base bracket structure comprising pair of identical angle brackets each having a top web, a bottom web extending perpendicularly from the top web, and opposite first and second ends, the pair of angle brackets being arranged in parallel with the opposite first and second ends in alignment and top webs adjacent each other, the bottom webs being coplanar and oriented away from each other, the pair of identical angle brackets being separated by a gap; b a plurality of apertures formed on the bottom web of the angle brackets, said apertures dimensioned to receive anchor bolts for anchoring the base bracket structure to the rock; c a boom having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the boom being pivotally connected to the base bracket structure adjacent the first end of the angle brackets such that the boom can be set at an angle relative to the base bracket structure, the boom being configured to mount the deck thereon; d a long threaded rod having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the long threaded rod being pivotally connected to the base bracket structure by a pivoting anchor member extending between the adjacent angle brackets adjacent the second end of the angle brackets, and e the long threaded rod being coupled to the boom by a connector joint located on the boom at a point on the boom between the booms opposite first and second ends, the connector joint configured to selectively adjust the angle of the boom relative to the base bracket portion such that the boom is substantially horizontal and fix the boom in place relative to the base bracket portion.