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Bottom rail bracket assembly

Granted 3 Apr 2012 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The AZEK Company Inc. · originally AZEK Building Products, Inc.

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Inventors: Michael A. Dotsey, Michael Gori · Examiner: Mark Goodwin · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/383,114
filed 12 Jan 2011
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US D656813
granted 3 Apr 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a bottom rail bracket assembly showing our new design in assembled condition, the assembly being comprised of a bottom rail bracket base and bottom rail bracket flange;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing the bottom rail bracket base, separated from the bottom rail bracket flange and set screw;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the bottom rail bracket base;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the bottom rail bracket base shown in FIG. 3 , the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the bottom rail bracket base;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the bottom rail bracket base;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the bottom rail bracket base;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the bottom rail bracket flange, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the bottom rail bracket flange; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the bottom rail bracket flange.

The set screw is shown in dotted line in FIGS. 1 and 2 and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/354

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