Patent ID: 8870163

Claim:
A bracket for connection to a structural member having a side surface to support an upright member adjacent to the structural member, the bracket comprising: an attachment portion configured to be parallel to and operatively attached to the side surface; a cup integral with the attachment portion, the cup including a side portion and a base portion; the base portion attached to the side portion to at least partially enclose a bottom of the cup; wherein the attachment portion is attached to the side portion such that the attachment portion and the side portion define a continuous interior perimeter surface; wherein the attachment portion includes a first fastener opening and a second fastener opening for attaching the bracket to the side surface; wherein the cup is integral with the attachment portion such that the cup is intermediate the first fastener opening and the second fastener opening; wherein the cup is configured to receive the upright member in an installed position such that in the installed position: the base portion is in contact with the upright member; the interior perimeter surface surrounds an exterior perimeter surface defined by the upright member; and the interior perimeter surface and the base portion cooperate to retain the upright member in a generally parallel orientation with respect to the side surface of the structural member without attaching the upright member to the cup portion.