GB2555371A - Mounting bracket - Google Patents
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Abstract
A mounting bracket 10 for securing an elongate construction element 12 to a support structure 14, comprises a base wall 20 comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure; a side wall 22 which extends from the base wall; and a pair of resiliently deformable ends 16a, 16b extending from ends of the side wall. The securing means may be fixing holes 26, 28. The resiliently deformable ends retain the end of the elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection. The ends may define radiused corners 24a, 24b so that the bracket defines a partial socket with a C-shaped opening to receive the construction element. The bracket may be moulded of plastics material and may have a textured outer surface finish and a polished inner surface finish. In use, the depth of the partial socket may allow elongate components to be supported between brackets without needing to be cut exactly to size. The bracket may be used in mounting decking boards or planks as skirting members to conceal the underneath of a decking system.
Description
(54) Title ofthe Invention: Mounting bracket
Abstract Title: End support bracket for mounting decking board (57) A mounting bracket 10 for securing an elongate construction element 12 to a support structure 14, comprises a base wall 20 comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure; a side wall 22 which extends from the base wall; and a pair of resiliently deformable ends 16a, 16b extending from ends ofthe side wall. The securing means may be fixing holes 26, 28. The resiliently deformable ends retain the end ofthe elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection. The ends may define radiused corners 24a, 24b so that the bracket defines a partial socket with a C-shaped opening to receive the construction element. The bracket may be moulded of plastics material and may have a textured outer surface finish and a polished inner surface finish. In use, the depth ofthe partial socket may allow elongate components to be supported between brackets without needing to be cut exactly to size. The bracket may be used in mounting decking boards or planks as skirting members to conceal the underneath of a decking system.
The claims were filed later than the filing date but within the period prescribed by Rule 22(1) of the Patents Rules 2007.
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Technical Field Of The Invention
This invention relates to a mounting bracket and its method of manufacture. In particular, this invention relates to a mounting bracket that can be used to quickly and easily install and secure decking boards and/or skirting trims between generally vertical support posts. This invention is particularly applicable to the field of decking, plastic decking and to mobile home and/or static caravan decking installation.
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Background
Mobile homes and static caravans have grown in popularity for many years. The increasing cost and security risks of foreign travel has led to many people to invest in a mobile home or static caravan for holiday and leisure purposes, and for temporary accommodation. The standard of finish, fittings and furnishings of most new mobile homes is extremely high, and includes many of the modern conveniences typically found in a home.
A mobile home is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis, usually with no suspension and brakes, and which can be transported to the site usually on a flatbed lorry. At the site, the axle and wheels are used to move the mobile home to its final location using a tractor or other suitable vehicle. When installed at the site, the mobile home will normally stay on the plot for many years.
When the necessary utilities have been connected, most mobile home owners will undertake some cosmetic works to hide the chassis, axle and wheels etc. This is usually achieved using wooden decking or skirting boards, or a composite wood-like material or plastic boards.
In addition, many mobile home owners wish to extend the useable footprint of their mobile home by having a raised deck or decking platform fitted which allows access to the mobile home and provides a safe and relaxing outside area adjacent to the mobile home. This decking platform is usually installed by a professional tradesperson, and is bespoke in design taking into account the budget, plot size and terrain.
Most mobile home owners do not want to carry out routine maintenance of their mobile homes as the time they generally spend at the site is for leisure and relaxation purposes. For these reasons, plastic decking has proven very popular in recent years as it has a realistic wood-like finish and durability, but with virtually no maintenance.
The decking platform is usually arranged as a balcony or veranda adjacent to the mobile home, and enclosed by rails and posts or balustrades. Underneath the decking it is usually necessary to enclose the decking platform by using decking boards or skirting to trims that are usually configured in a generally upright configuration, which are adjacent to, or abut each other, between the vertical posts supporting the decking. This is a difficult and time consuming part of the installation, as it is necessary to crawl under the decking platform into the interior to then screw or fasten the decking board against the vertical post from behind.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting bracket and its method of manufacture which overcomes or reduces the drawbacks associated with known products of this type. The present invention provides a mounting bracket that is firstly fastened to the generally vertical support post and a decking board can then be installed without any hand tools by way of a snap-fit or slide connection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a quick and convenient means for releasably securing decking boards in a generally upright configuration between vertical support posts, and which enables an enclosing or concealment wall or panel to be erected with minimum fuss. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a mounting bracket that provides for a degree of lateral movement or “play” between the support posts, and which enables the decking boards to be pre-cut off-site, or remote to the mobile home, and then installed quickly at the mobile home site without any further cutting or re-work.
Summary Of The Invention
The present invention is described herein and in the claims.
According to the present invention there is provided a mounting bracket for securing an elongate construction unit to a support structure, comprising:
a base wall comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure;
a side wall which extends upwardly from the base wall; and a pair of resiliently deformable ends extending from end of the side wall being engagable around the end of the elongate construction unit, and wherein the resiliently deformable ends are able to be urged apart to retain the end of the elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection.
An advantage of the present invention is that it can be used to quickly and easily secure to the elongate construction unit to the support structure with minimal cutting or re-work.
This provides significant time savings for the installer.
Preferably, the elongate construction unit is a decking board or skirting trim.
Further preferably, the support structure is a generally vertical support post of a decking platform.
In use, the elongate construction unit may be retained in a substantially vertical configuration.
Preferably, the base wall and/or the side wall is generally planar.
Further preferably, the base wall and the side wall are planar and perpendicular to each other.
In use, a strengthening buttress may be in-moulded between the base wall and the side wall.
Preferably, the base wall is rectangular in shape.
Further preferably, the distal face of the base wall abuts against the support structure when in use.
In use, the means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure may comprise a plurality of apertures disposed in the base wall, the base wall being secured to the support structure via a plurality of threaded fasteners.
Preferably, the threaded fastener is selected from the group consisting, but not limited to, any one of the following: slot head, Allen® head and Torx® head.
Further preferably, the pair of resiliently deformable ends are shaped to define radiused corners.
In use, the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners in combination may define a C-shaped opening to receive the end of the elongate construction unit.
Preferably, the height of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners extending from the distal face of the base wall is the same.
Further preferably, the height of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners extending from the distal face of the base wall permits an amount of lateral clearance between successive generally vertical support posts such that each elongate construction unit need not be cut to precise dimensions.
In use, the height of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners extending from the distal face of the base wall may be around 27.5 mm.
Preferably, a gap formed between the opposite facing edges of the radiused corners extends to around 85% to around 90% of the length of the mounting bracket.
Further preferably, the gap formed between the opposite facing edges of the radiused corners extends to around 88% of the length of the mounting bracket.
In use, the radiused corners of the mounting bracket may retain the radiused edges of the elongate construction unit via an interference fit.
Preferably, the internal radius of the radiused comers is around 7.25 mm.
Further preferably, the base wall, the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners are integrally formed.
In use, the wall thickness of the base wall, the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers may be around 1.75 mm.
Preferably, the mounting bracket and parts thereof is formed from a synthetic plastics io material and/or a thermoplastic and/or thermoset material.
Further preferably, the mounting bracket and parts thereof is formed via injection moulding and/or blow moulding and/or vacuum forming and/or rotational moulding and/or compression moulding and/or rim moulding and/or power impression moulding and/or any form of plastics manufacture.
Also according to the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a mounting bracket, comprising the steps of:
supplying a polymer into a moulding tool which defines a mounting bracket for 20 securing an elongate construction unit to a support structure when in use, the mounting barcket comprising a base wall comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure, a side wall which extends upwardly from the base wall, a pair of resiliently deformable ends extending from end of the side wall being engagable around the end of the elongate construction unit, and wherein the resiliently deformable ends are able to be urged apart to retain the end of the elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection; and ejecting the moulded mounting bracket from the moulding tool.
Preferably, the moulding tool including a textured surface finish on the outer surface of 30 the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers.
Further preferably, the moulding tool including a polished surface finish on the internal faces of the bracket proximal to the elongate construction unit when in use.
In use, the polymer may include a blend of recycled polymers.
Preferably, the method further comprising the step of admixing one or more dyes or pigment with the polymer.
It is believed that a mounting bracket and its method of manufacture in accordance with the present invention at least addresses the problems outlined above.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that variations of the present invention are io possible and it is intended that the present invention may be used other than as specifically described herein.
Brief Description Of The Dra wings
The present invention will now be described by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view from the side and rear of the mounting bracket in accordance with the present invention, and showing how a decking board can be quickly secured between vertical support posts;
Figure 2 shows a perspective view from the side and front of the mounting bracket of Figure 1, but with the decking board secured in place against the support post; and
Figure 3 illustrates a plan view from above of the mounting bracket of Figure 1.
Detailed Description Of The Preferred Embodiments
The present invention has adopted the approach of using a mounting bracket to quickly and easily install and secure decking boards between generally vertical support posts. Advantageously, the present invention provides a mounting bracket that is firstly fastened to the generally vertical support post and a decking board can then be installed without any hand tools by way of a snap-fit or slide connection. Further advantageously, the present invention provides a quick and convenient means for releasably securing decking boards in a generally upright configuration between vertical support posts, and which enables an enclosing or concealment wall or panel to be erected with minimum fuss. Further advantageously, the present invention provides a mounting bracket that provides for a degree of lateral movement or “play” between the support posts, and which enables the decking boards to be pre-cut off-site, or remote to the mobile home, and then installed quickly at the mobile home site without any further cutting or re-work.
Referring now to the drawings, a mounting bracket 10 according to the present invention is illustrated in Figures 1 to 3. Specifically, the mounting bracket 10 is for securing a conventional skirting trim or decking board 12 in a substantially vertical configuration between successive vertical support posts 14 of a decking platform (not shown).
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The mounting bracket 10 is formed as an elongate unitary body, and having a proximal end that receives the end of a decking board 12 when in use being formed as C-shape having two resiliently deformable fingers or projections 16a, 16b which define an opening through which the decking board 12 can be secured by way of a snap-fit or slide connection. The engagement of the mounting bracket 10 of the present invention with the decking board 12 is explained in more detail below.
The mounting bracket 10 is formed having a generally rectangular shape in plan view having a generally flat base 20 and a side wall 22 which extends upwardly from the side of the base 20. A strengthening buttress 36 is in-moulded between the connection of the flat base 20 to the side wall 22 to ensure that the flat base 20 is generally orthogonal to the side wall 22. The resiliently deformable fingers or projections 16a, 16b extend from each end of the side wall 22 and which also form respective radiused corners 24a, 24b.
It is clear from the view of Figure 1 that the projections 16a, 16b, which are only connected to the side wall 22, are able to be urged apart and the decking board 12 can be inserted therebetween through the C-shaped opening formed by the side wall 22, projections 16a, 16b and radiused corners 24a, 24b and which then retains the board in place via a snap-fit or slide connection.
The distal end of the mounting bracket 10 is the opposing face of the flat base 20 which, in use, abuts against a vertical support post 14 of a decking platform (not shown). The base wall 10 also includes a plurality of openings 26 which are countersunk 28 to receive a plurality of threaded fasteners (not shown) and which secure the mounting bracket 10 to the support post 14 when in use.
Referring now to Figures 1 and 2, the actual installation of the decking boards 12 between the generally vertical support posts 14 of a decking platform (not shown) will now be described. This work would normally be time consuming, and which would typically require the tradesperson to cut each length of decking board 12 to size to fit between successive support posts 14. The tradesperson would then need to crawl under the decking platform and screw the board 12 against the post 14 from behind, usually io from a diagonal angle. An improvised offcut of wood or plastic might be used to form a buttress or reinforcement against which the board 12 can be fastened to the post 14, although this is still often a wholly unsatisfactory approach since plastic decking is invariably hollow in cross section with supporting ribs.
The mounting bracket 10 of the present invention enables a much quicker and easier installation to be carried out by the tradesperson. To install the decking board 14, the tradesperson firstly secures the mounting bracket 10 between the opposing faces of successive support posts 14. The mounting bracket 10 is held in place by securing a threaded fastener (not shown) through the threaded holes 26 in the flat base 20. In a preferred embodiment, the threaded fastener is a slot head countersunk screw. Equally, the skilled person will appreciate that a threaded fastener with a cross head, Torx® or Allen® head, could be utilised.
As decking lengths and components are generally modular in configuration, the distance between the support structures 14 can be set with some degree of certainty, and this is typically at a distance of around 2m. The boards 12 can all be pre-cut off-site having a length of just less than 2m and each end of the board 12 can then be offered up to the mounting bracket 10 and the resiliently deformable projections 16a, 16b urged apart so that the C-shaped opening formed by the side wall 22, projections 16a, 16b and radiused corners 24a, 24b receives and retains the board in place via a snap-fit or slide connection. This alignment process is generally assisted by the outer edges of the decking board 12 generally being rounded or radiused 30.
In practice, the tradesperson slides one of the ends of the board 12 into the C-shaped opening and then simply urges the radiused corners 24a, 24b and deformable projections 16a, 16b apart to receive the other end of the board 12. The resiliently deformable projections 16a, 16b then snap shut, securing the board 12 in place.
The height of the side wall 22, projections 16a, 16b and radiused comers 24a, 24b extending from the flat base 20 is such that there is a certain amount of lateral clearance or “play” available between successive support posts 14, so that each and every board 12 does not need to be cut to exact size. This invention therefore greatly increases the speed io of installation, and makes the installation process easier for the installer who is generally working in hard to reach areas and confined spaces.
It will be appreciated that decking boards 12 come in a range of different standard sizes.
In view of this fact it is envisaged that the actual dimensions (e.g., internal and external 15 lengths and widths) of the bracket 10 used in an installation will vary accordingly without departing from the scope of the present invention.
However it is considered important that the bracket 10 must be shaped so as to ensure it can be slid or snap-fitted around the radiused edges 30 of the board 12 that is to be installed. In order to achieve this it is envisaged that gap or opening between the opposite edges of the radiused corners 24a, 24b of the bracket 10 must extend to around 85% to around 90% of the length of the bracket 10. More preferably, the gap or opening between the opposite edges of the radiused comers 24a, 24b is around 88% of the length of the bracket 10.
Also, in order that the bracket 10 might be clipped or snap-fitted around the board 12, the gap or opening between the opposite edges of the radiused corners 24a, 24b of the bracket 10 must not be too small to enable the board 12 to be forced into the bracket 10 without causing damage to either component. It is an interference fit between the radiused corners 24a, 24b of the bracket 10 and the radiused edges 30 of the board 12 that generates enough purchase to hold the board 12 safely in position.
In a preferred embodiment, when the bracket 10 of the present invention is to be used with 155.0 mm x 26.5 mm rounded plastic trim. The internal radius of the radiused corners 24a, 24b is around 7.25 mm, and the wall thickness of the side wall 22, projections 16a, 16b and radiused comers 24a, 24b is around 1.75 mm. Of course, when used with different sized boards 12 and trims, the skilled person will appreciate that these sizes will vary accordingly.
The mounting bracket 10 of the present invention is formed using injection moulding. In a preferred embodiment the bracket 10 is formed from polypropylene, although the skilled person will appreciate that the bracket 10 can be formed from any number of synthetic plastics material, such as a thermoplastic or thermoset material, or any other io suitable first or second generation plastics material. The above list is in no way intended to be limiting and exhaustive.
The skilled person will appreciate that different variations or densities of materials could also be provided. Manufacturing the mounting bracket 10 using injection moulding will allow for a relatively thin wall thickness and a generally low product weight which provides a good structural rigidity and durability. The bracket 10 can be supplied in a number of different colours. Multiple colours are envisaged, including black, grey, brown, white, green and mixtures and shades thereof.
The bracket 10 can be further manufactured using other techniques such as blow moulding, vacuum forming, rotational moulding, compression moulding, rim moulding, power impression moulding or any other form of plastics manufacture. The bracket 10 can be manufactured from a blend of recycled polymers from both post-industrial and domestic waste teams. In a preferred embodiment, the bracket 10 can be manufacture having up to 50% by weight recycled polymer relative to the total polymer content. The amount of recycled polymer can be as high as 75% by weight relative to the total polymer content, or even 100% by weight recycled polymer relative to the total polymer content.
In a preferred embodiment, a wood-effect surface finish can be applied on the outer surface 32 of the side wall 22, projections 16a, 16b and radiused corners 24a, 24b by ensuring that the injection moulding tool includes a textured finish. Alternatively, an adhesive-backed wood-effect sticker can be applied. The skilled person will appreciate that the bracket 10 can be supplied with any number of different textures and surface finishes to match the board 12 that it supports.
The internal faces 34 of the bracket 10, proximal to the decking board 12, are however 5 moulded with a smooth surface to reduce friction.
The invention is not intended to be limited to the details of the embodiments described herein, which are described by way of example only. Various additions and alterations may be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention, to For example, although particular embodiments refer to implementing the present invention with plastic decking boards, this is in no way intended to be limiting as, in use, the present invention can be used with many types of structural boards or skirting trims.
Additionally, whilst the present invention can be used by a professional tradesperson, the advantages and ease of use of the bracket 10 ensure that it can also be marketed as a DIY product and fit. It will be understood that features described in relation to any particular embodiment can be featured in combination with other embodiments.
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1. A mounting bracket for securing an elongate construction unit to a support
5 structure, comprising:
a base wall comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure;
a side wall which extends upwardly from the base wall; and a pair of resiliently deformable ends extending from end of the side wall being
10 engagable around the end of the elongate construction unit, and wherein the resiliently deformable ends are able to be urged apart to retain the end of the elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection.
2. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elongate construction 15 unit is a decking board or skirting trim.
3. The mounting bracket as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein the support structure is a generally vertical support post of a decking platform.
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4. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the elongate construction unit is retained in a substantially vertical configuration.
5. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base wall and/or the side wall is generally planar.
6. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 5, wherein the base wall and the side wall are planar and perpendicular to each other.
7. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 6, wherein a strengthening buttress is
30 in-moulded between the base wall and the side wall.
8. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the base wall is rectangular in shape.
9. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 8, wherein the distal face of the base wall abuts against the support structure when in use.
10. The mounting bracket as claimed in claims 8 or 9, wherein the means for 5 securing the mounting bracket to the support structure comprises a plurality of apertures disposed in the base wall, the base wall being secured to the support structure via a plurality of threaded fasteners.
11. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 10, wherein the threaded fastener is 10 selected from the group consisting, but not limited to, any one of the following: slot head, Allen® head and Torx® head.
12. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the pair of resiliently deformable ends are shaped to define radiused comers.
13. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 12, wherein the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners in combination define a C-shaped opening to receive the end of the elongate construction unit.
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14. The mounting bracket as claimed in claims 12 or 13, wherein the height of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers extending from the distal face of the base wall is the same.
15. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 14, wherein the height of
25 the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers extending from the distal face of the base wall permits an amount of lateral clearance between successive generally vertical support posts such that each elongate construction unit need not be cut to precise dimensions.
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16. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 15, wherein the height of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners extending from the distal face of the base wall is around 27.5 mm.
17. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 16, wherein a gap formed between the opposite facing edges of the radiused corners extends to around 85% to around 90% of the length of the mounting bracket.
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18. The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 17, wherein the gap formed between the opposite facing edges of the radiused comers extends to around 88% of the length of the mounting bracket.
19. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 18, wherein the radiused to corners of the mounting bracket retain the radiused edges of the elongate construction unit via an interference fit.
20. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 19, wherein the internal radius of the radiused comers is around 7.25 mm.
21. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 20, wherein the base wall, the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers are integrally formed.
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22. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 12 to 21, wherein the wall thickness of the base wall, the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused comers is around 1.75 mm.
23. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the
25 mounting bracket and parts thereof is formed from a synthetic plastics material and/or a thermoplastic and/or thermoset material.
24. The mounting bracket as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting bracket and parts thereof is formed via injection moulding and/or blow
30 moulding and/or vacuum forming and/or rotational moulding and/or compression moulding and/or rim moulding and/or powder impression moulding and/or any form of plastics manufacture.
25. A method of manufacturing a mounting bracket, comprising the steps of:
1007 17 supplying a polymer into a moulding tool which defines a mounting bracket for securing an elongate construction unit to a support structure when in use, the mounting barcket comprising a base wall comprising means for securing the mounting bracket to the support structure, a side wall which extends upwardly from the base wall, a pair of
5 resiliently deformable ends extending from end of the side wall being engagable around the end of the elongate construction unit, and wherein the resiliently deformable ends are able to be urged apart to retain the end of the elongate construction unit in place via a snap-fit or slide connection; and ejecting the moulded mounting bracket from the moulding tool, to
26. The method of manufacturing a mounting bracket as claimed in claim 25, wherein the moulding tool including a textured surface finish on the outer surface of the side wall, the pair of resiliently deformable ends and the radiused corners.
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27. The method of manufacturing a mounting bracket as claimed in claims 25 or 26, wherein the moulding tool including a polished surface finish on the internal faces of the bracket proximal to the elongate construction unit when in use.
28. The method of manufacturing a mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 25
20 to 27, wherein the polymer includes a blend of recycled polymers.
29. The method of manufacturing a mounting bracket as claimed in any of claims 25 to 28, further comprising the step of admixing one or more dyes or pigment with the polymer.
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