Patent ID: 8833008

Claim:
In combination, a bracket, a rail support post, and a stair, said stair comprising: (a) a stair stringer extending along a side of said stair, said stringer having an outside surface and an inside surface; (b) a vertical member selected from the group consisting of a rise and a block, said vertical member extending transversely across said stair, said vertical member being attached to said stringer; and (c) a tread extending transversely across said stair, said tread being attached to said stringer; said bracket having a substantially flat body portion and a first flange extending perpendicular to said body portion, one of said body portion or said first flange being adjacent said inside surface of said stringer and the other of said body portion or said first flange being attached to said stair so that lateral load forces applied to said post are transferred through said bracket to said stair; said rail support post being adjacent said outside surface of said stringer; a first bolt passing through said post, said stringer, and said one of said body portion or said first flange of said bracket and fixedly entrapping said post, said stringer, and said one of said body portion or said first flange of said bracket between a first head of said first bolt and a first nut threadedly engaged with said first bolt; and a second bolt passing through said post and said stringer and fixedly attaching said post to said stringer.