IP Library Granted Patent US 12,252,886
Granted Patent B2
US 12,252,886 · App. 17/493,531 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Floating modular stair system

Inventors: Nathan Adam Williams (Spokane, WA); Michael Miles Mosback (Liberty Lake, WA); Aleksi Wen Hai Lee (Liberty Lake, WA)
Assignee: PrimeSource Building Products, Inc.
E04F11/1041E04B1/388E04F11/028E04B2001/389E04F2011/0209
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Patent No.
US 12,252,886
App. No.
17/493,531
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floating modular stair system includes a wall mounting plate that is attachable to a vertical wall, and a base mounting plate that is anchorable to a horizontal floor. A monostringer beam is attachable to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate. The monostringer beam includes an integrated hook attachment for variable angle adjustment and attachment to the wall mounting plate. Stair tread brackets are attachable to the monostringer beam for equal spacing of stair treads after installation of the monostringer beam to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate. Each of the stair tread brackets are also designed for individual variable angle adjustment and leveling after attachment to the monostringer beam, and the stair tread brackets are rotatable through an adjustable anchor point about a fixed pivot anchor point to level the stair treads of the floating modular stair system.

Claims (32)

1. A floating modular stair system, comprising:

a wall mounting plate attachable to a vertical wall;

a base mounting plate anchorable to a horizontal floor;

a monostringer beam attachable to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate, the monostringer beam including an integrated hook attachment configured for variable angle adjustment and attachment to the wall mounting plate; and

stair tread brackets attachable to the monostringer beam for equal spacing of stair treads after installation of the monostringer beam to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate.

2. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the stair tread brackets are adjustable after the installation to accommodate spacing variances in compliance with building codes.

3. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the stair tread brackets are adjustable for no distribution variation of the stair treads forming a flight of stairs.

4. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the monostringer beam includes integrated set screw attachments configured to secure the monostringer beam at an installation angle of the monostringer beam attached to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate.

5. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the monostringer beam includes rail standoffs configured for attachment of the stair tread brackets to the monostringer beam.

6. The floating modular stair system of claim 5 , wherein the stair tread brackets are attachable to a rail standoff of the monostringer beam with compression fittings.

7. The floating modular stair system of claim 5 , wherein the rail standoffs are configured to increase torsional rigidity of the monostringer beam.

8. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the stair tread brackets are each a multi-part bracket system, comprising:

a bracket base configured for attachment to the monostringer beam; and

first and second bracket mounting plates attachable to the bracket base and configured to support a stair tread.

9. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein the stair tread brackets are configured for leveling after attachment to the monostringer beam to level the stair treads of the floating modular stair system.

10. The floating modular stair system of claim 1 , wherein each of the stair tread brackets are configured for individual variable angle adjustment and leveling, being rotatable through an adjustable anchor point about a fixed pivot anchor point.

11. A stair tread bracket of a floating modular stair system, the stair tread bracket, comprising:

a bracket base configured for attachment to a monostringer beam of the floating modular stair system; and

a first bracket mounting plate configured for attachment to a first side of the bracket base and a second bracket mounting plate configured for attachment to a second side of the bracket base, the first and second bracket mounting plates each configured for the attachment to the respective first and second sides of the bracket base with an adjustable anchor point that is rotatable about a fixed pivot anchor point for leveling respective first and second stair tread anchor plates that are configured to support a stair tread of the floating modular stair system.

12. The stair tread bracket of claim 11 , wherein the first and second bracket mounting plates are configured for individual leveling of the respective first and second stair tread anchor plates after the attachment to the bracket base to level the stair tread of the floating modular stair system.

13. The stair tread bracket of claim 11 , wherein the first and second bracket mounting plates are each configured for the attachment to the bracket base with compression fittings through at least one of the adjustable anchor point and the fixed pivot anchor point.

14. The stair tread bracket of claim 11 , wherein:

the monostringer beam is configured for variable angle adjustment; and

the first and second bracket mounting plates are configured for individual leveling of the respective first and second stair tread anchor plates corresponding to a variable angle of the monostringer beam.

15. The stair tread bracket of claim 11 , wherein the bracket base includes variable bracket attachment slots configured to facilitate translation of the bracket base parallel along the monostringer beam for the attachment to the monostringer beam.

16. A floating modular stair system, comprising:

a monostringer beam attachable to a wall mounting plate and to a base mounting plate; and

stair tread brackets attachable to the monostringer beam for equal spacing of stair treads after installation of the monostringer beam to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate, the stair tread brackets each being a multi-part bracket system that includes a bracket base configured for attachment to the monostringer beam, and first and second bracket mounting plates attachable to the bracket base and configured to support a stair tread.

17. The floating modular stair system of claim 16 , wherein the stair tread brackets are adjustable after the installation to accommodate spacing variances in compliance with building codes.

18. The floating modular stair system of claim 16 , wherein the stair tread brackets are adjustable for no distribution variation of the stair treads forming a flight of stairs.

19. The floating modular stair system of claim 16 , further comprising an integrated hook attachment configured for variable angle adjustment and attachment of the monostringer beam to the wall mounting plate.

20. The floating modular stair system of claim 16 , wherein the monostringer beam includes integrated set screw attachments configured to secure the monostringer beam at an installation angle of the monostringer beam attached to the wall mounting plate and to the base mounting plate.

Assignments (6)
SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 23, 2025
From: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.; WATERMARK DESIGNS, LLC; HARDWARE RESOURCES, INC.; TOP KNOBS USA, INC.; NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, LLC; WSB HARDWARE, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073191/0683 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.; WATERMARK DESIGNS, LLC; HARDWARE RESOURCES, INC.; WSB HARDWARE, INC.; NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, LLC; WSB HARDWARE, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072996/0798 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.; WATERMARK DESIGNS, LLC; HARDWARE RESOURCES, INC.; TOP KNOBS USA, INC.; NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES, LLC; WSB HARDWARE, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072996/0843 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXPUNGED 2ND INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 70131 FRAME: 562. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: CITYPOST, LLC
To: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070202/0801 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: CITYPOST, LLC; PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
To: PRIMESOURCE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070131/0562 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: WILLIAMS, NATHAN ADAM; MOSBACK, MICHAEL MILES; LEE, ALEKSI WEN HAI
To: CITYPOST, LLC
Reel/Frame 057728/0694 →