IP Library Granted Patent US 10,156,065
Granted Patent B2
US 10,156,065 · App. 15/407,999 · Granted Dec 18, 2018

Stair installation bracket

Inventors: John Louis Vanker (Denver, CO); Michael J. Lastowski (Centennial, CO)
Assignee: PATCO, LLC
E04B1/40E04F11/022E04B2001/405
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Patent No.
US 10,156,065
App. No.
15/407,999
Granted
Dec 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one implementation, a stair installation bracket for installing staircases in stairwells is provided. The bracket includes a bracket assembly configured to anchor to a wall of a stairwell, a hanger tool removably connected to the bracket assembly, and a positioning bolt for positioning a staircase relative to the wall. A method of installing a staircase using the bracket assembly includes positioning the staircase on tabs of one or more bracket assemblies, rotating the positioning bolt to vertically positioning the staircase relative to pilot holes of the bracket assembly, anchoring the staircase to the bracket assembly, and removing the hanger tool from the bracket assembly.

Claims (24)

1. A bracket comprising:

a bracket assembly configured to be anchored to a wall of a stairwell, the bracket assembly including a channel;

a hanger tool removably connected to the bracket assembly, the hanger tool including a vertical column and a lower tab, the vertical column being configured to fit into the channel of the bracket assembly; and

a positioning bolt positioned in the lower tab of the hanger tool, the positioning bolt usable to vertically position a staircase relative to the wall.

2. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the hanger tool is removably connected to the bracket assembly via one or more headless bolts.

3. The bracket of claim 2 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to disengage from the hanger tool when rotated.

4. The bracket of claim 2 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to engage with the staircase when rotated, thereby anchoring the staircase to the bracket assembly.

5. The bracket of claim 4 further comprising:

a nut for each of the one or more headless bolts, the nut further anchoring the staircase to the bracket assembly.

6. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the hanger tool includes one or more pilot holes arranged along the vertical column, the one or more pilot holes for receiving one or more headless bolts.

7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the positioning bolt of the hanger tool is inserted through the lower tab of the hanger tool, the lower tab extending from the vertical column of the hanger tool.

8. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to disengage from the hanger tool and engage with a landing of the staircase when rotated.

9. The bracket of claim 8 wherein the bracket assembly supports the landing of the staircase when the one or more headless bolts are rotated to engage with the landing of the staircase.

10. The bracket of claim 8 wherein the hanger tool is removeably connected to the bracket assembly via one or more headless bolts.

11. A bracket assembly comprising:

a front plate including one or more pilot holes for attaching the bracket assembly to a wall via one or more fasteners inserted through the one or more pilot holes of the front plate; and

a channel assembly attached to the front plate and including a channel for receiving a hanger tool, the channel assembly including one or more pilot holes for receiving one or more headless bolts for attaching the hanger tool, the hanger tool including a positioning bolt for vertically positioning a landing relative to the wall.

12. The bracket assembly of claim 11 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to disengage from the hanger tool when rotated.

13. The bracket assembly of claim 11 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to disengage from the hanger tool when rotated.

14. The bracket assembly of claim 11 wherein the hanger tool includes one or more pilot holes arranged along a vertical column, the one or more pilot holes for receiving the one or more headless bolts.

15. The bracket assembly of claim 14 wherein the positioning bolt of the hanger tool is inserted through a lower tab of the hanger tool, the lower tab extending from the vertical column of the hanger tool.

16. The bracket assembly of claim 11 wherein the bracket assembly supports the landing when the one or more headless bolts are rotated to engage with the landing.

17. The bracket assembly of claim 11 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to attach the bracket assembly to the landing.

18. The bracket assembly of claim 17 wherein the one or more headless bolts are configured to receive a nut to further secure the landing to the bracket assembly.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: PATCO, LLC
To: GARFIELD PARK, LLC
Reel/Frame 059266/0048 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: PATCO, LLC
To: SECURITY BENEFIT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059682/0775 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT @ REEL 053016 AND FRAME 0936 Recorded Apr 16, 2021
From: ELDRIDGE CORPORATE FUNDING LLC
To: PATCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056047/0984 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2020
From: PATCO, LLC
To: ELDRIDGE CORPORATE FUNDING LLC
Reel/Frame 053016/0936 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2017
From: VANKER, JOHN LOUIS; LASTOWSKI, MICHAEL
To: PATCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 041980/0819 →
Continuity (1)
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