Carpet stair rod set

• US 20050251955A1
• Filed: 05/13/2004
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brass Elegans Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Brass Elegans Incorporated
• Inventors: Roychowdhury, Ron
• Granted Patent: US 7,080,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/10
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/065 Stair rods; Stair-rod fasteners

Abstract

A bracket for retaining a stair rod includes a first bracket portion defining a first bracket plane for affixing the first bracket portion to a stair and a second bracket portion rotatably coupled to the first bracket portion for rotation between bracket open and bracket closed positions and defining a second bracket plane wherein the first and second bracket planes are coplanar only when the bracket is in the bracket closed position. Friction between a surface of the first bracket portion and a surface of the second bracket portion can provides a friction fit between the first and second bracket portions and maintain the bracket in the bracket closed position. An axis is defined by an intersection of the first and second bracket planes wherein the friction fit is provided by friction between the surfaces of the first and second bracket portions in the vicinity of the axis.

Claims

1. A bracket for retaining a stair rod, comprising:

a first bracket portion defining a first bracket plane for affixing said first bracket portion to

a stair; and

a second bracket portion rotatably coupled to said first bracket portion for rotation of said first and second bracket portions between bracket open and bracket closed positions and defining a second bracket plane wherein said first and second bracket planes are coplanar only when said bracket is in said bracket closed position.

2. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said bracket maintains said bracket closed position independently of any releasably securing means.

3. The bracket of claim 1, wherein friction between a surface of said first bracket portion and a surface of said second bracket portion provides a friction fit between said first and second bracket portions and maintains said bracket in said bracket closed position.

4. The bracket of claim 3, further comprising an axis defined by an intersection of said first and second bracket planes wherein said friction fit is provided by friction between said surfaces of said first and second bracket portions in the vicinity of said axis.

5. The bracket of claim 4, further comprising a press fit hinge in the vicinity of said axis.

6. The bracket of claim 1, further comprising a bracket mating region including a mating projection disposed on one of said first and second bracket portions and a mating projection receiving region disposed on the other of said first and second bracket portions for matably receiving said mating projection within said mating projection receiving region.

7. The bracket of claim 6, wherein friction between the surfaces of said mating projection and said mating projection receiving region provides a friction fit between said first and second bracket portions for maintaining said bracket in said bracket closed position.

8. The bracket of claim 1, further comprising a stair rod receiving region defined by said first and second bracket portions when said bracket is in said bracket closed position for receiving and securing said stair rod.

9. The bracket of claim 1, further comprising a bracket angle between said first and second bracket planes wherein said bracket angle increases in magnitude as said second bracket portion rotates from said bracket closed position to said bracket open position.

10. A bracket for retaining a stair rod, comprising:

a first bracket portion for affixing said first bracket potion to a stair;

a second bracket portion rotatably coupled to said first bracket portion;

a bracket mating region including a mating projection disposed on one of said first and second bracket portions and a mating projection receiving region disposed on the other of said first and second bracket portions for matably receiving and surroundingly retaining said mating projection within said mating projection receiving region.

11. The bracket of claim 10, wherein said bracket maintains said bracket closed position independently of any releasably securing means.

12. The bracket of claim 10, wherein friction between a surface of said first bracket portion and a surface of said second bracket portion provides a friction fit between said first and second bracket portions and maintains said bracket in said bracket closed position.

13. The bracket of claim 12, further comprising an axis defined by an intersection of said first and second bracket planes wherein said friction fit is provided by friction between said surfaces of said first and second bracket portions in the vicinity of said axis.

14. The bracket of claim 13, further comprising a press fit hinge in the vicinity of said axis.

15. The bracket of claim 10, wherein friction between surfaces of said mating projection and said mating projection receiving region provides a friction fit between said first and second bracket portions for maintaining said bracket in said bracket closed position.

16. The bracket of claim 10, further comprising a stair rod receiving region defined by said first and second bracket portions when said bracket is in said bracket closed position for receiving and securing said stair rod.

17. The bracket of claim 10, further comprising a bracket angle between said first and second bracket planes wherein said bracket angle increases in magnitude as said second bracket portion rotates from said bracket closed position to said bracket open position.