Apparatus for a handrail system having railings
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a rail-mountable assembly configured to be fixedly connected to a selected length of the railings of a handrail system;
a table assembly having a table surface;
a sub-mount assembly;
a folding assembly configured to be fixedly connected to the table assembly, and also configured to be fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly; and
an interlocking bracket assembly, including;
a first mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the rail-mountable assembly; and
a second mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the sub-mount assembly; and
the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket configured to be selectively engageable with each other; and
wherein;
the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are configured to be selectively slide engageable with each other; and
the first mounting bracket includes a first base portion, and also includes first longitudinal side rails that extend from opposite sides of the first base portion in such a way as to form a U shaped profile, and opposite ends of the first longitudinal side rails define openings; and
the second mounting bracket includes second longitudinal side rails positioned on opposite sides of the second mounting bracket, and also includes a stop portion positioned at an end of the second longitudinal side rails, and also includes an opening defined at the end located opposite to the stop portion, and the opening is positioned at another end of the second longitudinal side rails opposite from the stop portion; and
the first longitudinal side rails and the second longitudinal side rails are slide engageable with each other.
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Abstract
An apparatus for a handrail system having railings; the apparatus includes: a rail-mountable assembly; a table assembly having a table surface; a sub-mount assembly; a folding assembly; and an interlocking bracket assembly, including a first mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to the rail-mountable assembly and a second mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly. The first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are configured to be selectively engageable with each other.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rail-mountable assembly configured to be fixedly connected to a selected length of the railings of a handrail system; a table assembly having a table surface; a sub-mount assembly; a folding assembly configured to be fixedly connected to the table assembly, and also configured to be fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly; and an interlocking bracket assembly, including; a first mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the rail-mountable assembly; and a second mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the sub-mount assembly; and the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket configured to be selectively engageable with each other; and wherein; the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are configured to be selectively slide engageable with each other; and the first mounting bracket includes a first base portion, and also includes first longitudinal side rails that extend from opposite sides of the first base portion in such a way as to form a U shaped profile, and opposite ends of the first longitudinal side rails define openings; and the second mounting bracket includes second longitudinal side rails positioned on opposite sides of the second mounting bracket, and also includes a stop portion positioned at an end of the second longitudinal side rails, and also includes an opening defined at the end located opposite to the stop portion, and the opening is positioned at another end of the second longitudinal side rails opposite from the stop portion; and the first longitudinal side rails and the second longitudinal side rails are slide engageable with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rail-mountable assembly configured to be fixedly connected to a selected length of the railings of a handrail system; a table assembly having a table surface; a sub-mount assembly; a folding assembly configured to be fixedly connected to the table assembly, and also configured to be fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly; and an interlocking bracket assembly, including; a first mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the rail-mountable assembly; and a second mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the sub-mount assembly; and the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket configured to be selectively engageable with each other; and wherein; the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are each configured to support a vertical load; the first mounting bracket includes a first base portion, and also includes first longitudinal side rails that extend from opposite sides of the first base portion in such a way as to form a U shaped profile, and opposite ends of the first longitudinal side rails define openings; and the second mounting bracket includes second longitudinal side rails positioned on opposite sides of the second mounting bracket, and also includes a stop portion positioned at an end of the second longitudinal side rails, and also includes an opening defined at the end located opposite to the stop portion, and the opening is positioned at another end of the second longitudinal side rails opposite from the stop portion; and the first longitudinal side rails and the second longitudinal side rails are slide engageable with each other; and the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are slide engageable with each other in such a way that; the rail-mountable assembly and the second mounting bracket are engaged with each other in an engagement position in which the first mounting bracket remains fixedly connected to the rail-mountable assembly, the second mounting bracket remains fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly, and the rail-mountable assembly and the second mounting bracket are engaged with each other; and the rail-mountable assembly and the second mounting bracket are disengageable from each other in a disengagement position in which the first mounting bracket remains fixedly connected to the rail-mountable assembly, the second mounting bracket remains fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly, and the rail-mountable assembly and the second mounting bracket are disengaged from each other. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rail-mountable assembly configured to be fixedly connected to a selected length of the railings of a handrail system; a table assembly having a table surface; a sub-mount assembly; a folding assembly configured to be fixedly connected to the table assembly, and also configured to be fixedly connected to the sub-mount assembly; and an interlocking bracket assembly, including; a first mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the rail-mountable assembly; and a second mounting bracket configured to be fixedly connected to, and project from, the sub-mount assembly; and the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket configured to be selectively engageable with each other; and wherein; the second mounting bracket includes; second longitudinal side rails being positioned on opposite sides of the second mounting bracket; a stop portion being positioned at an end of the second longitudinal side rails; an opening being defined at the end located opposite to the stop portion, and the opening being positioned at another end of the second longitudinal side rails opposite from the stop portion; and a second base portion extending between the second longitudinal side rails. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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