DETACHABLE TABLETOP SYSTEM AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR ENGAGING A SUPPORTIVE RAILING

• US 20160353877A1
• Filed: 06/03/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terraza LLC
• Original Assignee: Terraza LLC
• Inventors: Brus, David, Bird, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,814,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 5/02 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 7/04 Flower tables; Stands or hangers, e.g. baskets, for flowers stands for use during growing of flowers A01G; flower holders worn on garments A45F5/08
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 7/044 Hanging flower-pot holders, e.g. mounted on walls, balcony fences or the like on windows or doors A47H27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 7/045 the flower-pots being suspended therefrom by wires or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/62 Pegs, stakes or the like

Abstract

A tabletop system for detachably engaging a railing provides a tabletop with a substantially planar upper surface and at least one bracket assembly. The bracket assembly includes an elongated member that is removably engaged with the tabletop and is configured to span over a handrail of the railing. The bracket assembly also includes a bracing member that is coupled with an end portion of the elongated member and extends downward proximate spindles of the railing. An engagement device is coupled with a lower portion of the bracing member and is configured to detachably engage an adjacent pair of the spindles for rigidly securing the bracket assembly to support the tabletop.

Claims

1. A tabletop system configured to detachably engage a railing, said tabletop system comprising:

a bracket assembly having an upper portion configured to rest on a handrail of a railing and a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion, the lower portion of the bracket assembly configured to extend to an area below the handrail and attach to at least one spindle of the railing;

a tabletop having a substantially planar upper surface and configured to removably engage the upper portion of the bracket assembly and span over the handrail; and

wherein the lower portion of the bracket assembly is configured to secure to the at least one spindle for supporting the substantially planar upper surface of the tabletop in a generally horizontal orientation.

2. The tabletop system of claim 1, further comprising an attachment feature disposed at the upper portion of the bracket assembly for detachably engaging the tabletop to the bracket assembly.

3. The tabletop system of claim 2, wherein the attachment feature is configured to selectively engage the tabletop at a plurality of locations along a length of the tabletop, allowing the tabletop to be positioned a multiple positions along a length of the handrail.

4. The tabletop system of claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the bracket assembly includes a bracing member that extends downward from the upper portion of the bracket assembly and is configured to angle toward spindles of the railing.

5. The tabletop system of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the bracket assembly includes an elongated bracket member that has a top surface for supporting the tabletop and a bottom surface configured to contact against the handrail of the railing.

6. The tabletop system of claim 1, further comprising an engagement device disposed at the lower portion of the bracket assembly and configured to engage opposing sides of the at least one spindle for rigidly securing the bracket assembly to the railing.

7. The tabletop system of claim 6, wherein the engagement device includes a pair of clamping members that engage the opposing sides of the at least one spindle and a fastener that extends between and draws the pair of clamping members toward each other for clamping the at least one spindle between the clamping members.

8. A tabletop system configured to detachably engage a railing, said tabletop system comprising:

a bracket assembly having (i) an upper portion configured to rest on a handrail of a railing and support a tabletop that spans over the handrail and (ii) a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion of the bracket assembly for being positioned at an area below the handrail of the railing; and

an engagement device disposed at the lower portion of the bracket assembly and configured to attach to at least one spindle of the railing, the engagement device configured to engage opposing sides of the at least one spindle for rigidly securing the bracket assembly to the railing.

9. The tabletop system of claim 8, wherein the upper portion of the bracket assembly includes an elongated bracket member that is configured to span over the handrail, and wherein the elongated bracket member has a top surface for supporting the tabletop and a bottom surface with a padded section configured to contact against the handrail of the railing.

10. The tabletop system of claim 9, wherein the lower portion of the bracket assembly includes a bracing member that extends downward from an end section of the elongated bracket member and is configured to angle toward spindles of the railing.

11. The tabletop system of claim 8, wherein the engagement device includes a pair of clamping members that engage the opposing sides and are moved toward each other for clamping the at least one spindle between the clamping members.

12. The tabletop system of claim 11, wherein the engagement device includes a threaded fastener that extends between the pair of clamping members and, upon rotation of the threaded fastener, draws the pair of clamping members toward each other for engaging opposing sides of the at least one spindle.

13. The tabletop system of claim 8, further comprising at tabletop having a substantially planar upper surface and an attachment feature that engages the upper portion of the bracket assembly for detachably engaging the tabletop to the bracket assembly.

14. The tabletop system of claim 13, wherein the attachment feature includes a base bracket disposed at a lower surface of the tabletop, the upper portion of the bracket assembly having a slot for engaging the base bracket below the tabletop.

15. The tabletop system of claim 13, wherein the upper portion of the bracket assembly is configured to selectively engage the attachment feature of the tabletop at a plurality of locations along a length of the tabletop, allowing the tabletop to be positioned at multiple positions along a length of the handrail.

16. A tabletop system configured to detachably engage a railing, said tabletop system comprising:

a support bracket having (i) an upper bracket member that is configured to rest on a handrail of a railing and (ii) a lower bracket member that extends downward from the upper bracket member for extending toward spindles of the railing;

an engagement device disposed at the lower bracket member and configured to engage opposing sides of a spindle of the railing for securing the bracket assembly to the railing;

a tabletop configured to span over the handrail of the railing and engage the upper bracket member of the support bracket; and

an attachment feature disposed on at least one of the upper bracket member and the tabletop for releasably engaging the tabletop with the upper bracket member.

17. The tabletop system of claim 16, wherein the engagement device includes a pair of clamping members that engage the opposing sides and are moved toward each other for clamping the at least one spindle between the clamping members.

18. The tabletop system of claim 16, wherein the engagement device includes a threaded fastener that extends between the pair of clamping members and, upon rotation of the threaded fastener, draws the pair of clamping members toward each other for engaging opposing sides of the at least one spindle.

19. The tabletop system of claim 16, wherein the attachment feature includes a base bracket disposed at a lower surface of the tabletop, the base bracket configured to engage a slot disposed at the upper bracket member of the support bracket.

20. The tabletop system of claim 16, wherein the attachment feature includes a hand-adjustable fastener that extends through a portion of the support bracket to engage the tabletop and prevent the tabletop from moving relative to the support bracket.