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Patio support bracket

  • US 10,641,002 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patio support for securely supporting an object to a patio, the patio having a plurality of parallel deck members supported by a plurality of joist members transversely oriented relative to the deck members, the deck members being separated from each other by elongated gaps, the elongated gaps having a width, the joist members having a height defined by opposite upper and lower edges, the patio support comprising:

  • a base member having a first portion, the base member being flat and dimensioned to lay on top of two adjacent deck members and above the joist member supporting said two adjacent deck members, the base member dimensioned so as to span the elongated gap between the adjacent deck members and position the first portion directly above said elongated gap;

    a mounting member mounted to a top portion of the base member, the mounting member configured to releasably mount to the object;

    a hook member mounted to the base member such that the hook member depends downward from the first portion of the base member;

    the hook member having a top end coupled to the base member, a lower end opposite the top end, opposite side edges and opposite side faces and a hook formed at the lower end;

    the hook member having a length extending between the hook member'"'"'s top and bottom ends;

    the hook member having a thickness between the opposite side faces and a width between the opposite side edges, the thickness of the hook member being less than the width of the elongated gap and the width of the hook member being greater than the width of the elongated gap;

    the length of the hook member being greater than the height of the joist members, the length of the hook member being further selected so as to position the hook below the lower edge of the joist;

    the hook member being retractably mounted to the base member such that the hook at the bottom end of the hook member can be secured between a lowered position wherein the hook is positioned below the lower edge of the joist and a raised position wherein the hook securely engages the lower edge of the joist, the patio support being configured to lock the hook member in its raised position, andwherein the hook member has a cylindrical threaded portion and a planar flat portion, the cylindrical threaded extending downward from the top end and the planar flat portion extending upward from the bottom end, the planar flat portion being dimensioned to fit within the gap separating the parallel deck members, the central portion of the base member having an opening for receiving the cylindrical threaded portion of the hook member, the patio support further comprising a threaded collar for locking the hook member in its raised position by threading onto the cylindrical threaded portion of the hook member.

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