Deck seat bracket

Abstract

A railing bracket for attaching to a base portion of a deck for supporting a deck seat. Right triangle braces or seat supports are attached between the deck floor and the brackets. The lower portion of each bracket attaches to the outside of the deck base, and the upper portion of the bracket angles outward away from the deck base to provide a back rest. A deck stop protrudes from the deck side of the bracket and rests on top of the deck floor boards to enable consistent placement of the brackets to the outside perimeter of the deck base. Seat planks are attached across the top of the support braces, and back rest planks and safety planks are secured to the railing brackets.

1 . A deck seat for a deck comprising: 
 a plurality of spaced-apart preformed angled brackets attached to a perimeter of said deck;    a plurality of right triangle-shaped braces, each of said braces attaches between one of said plurality of preformed angled brackets and a floor of said deck;    a first set of planks secured to a top portion of said braces to form a seat portion of said deck seat; and    second set of planks secured to said angled brackets to form a back rest portion of said deck seat.    
   
   
       2 . The deck seat as recited in  claim 1  wherein said angled bracket comprises a deck stop protruding from a predetermined position on said bracket to enable consistent placement of said bracket on said perimeter of said deck.  
   
   
       3 . The deck seat as recited in  claim 2  wherein said bracket angles away from said deck starting at said deck stop.  
   
   
       4 . The deck seat as recited in  claim 1  wherein each of said preformed angled brackets comprises: 
 a first section extending to a deck stop protruding from a side of said bracket for mounting on said perimeter of said deck; and    a second section extending from said deck stop at a preformed angle away from said deck.    
   
   
       5 . The deck seat as recited in  claim 1  wherein said deck comprises a safety plank attached to a lower portion of each of said angled brackets.  
   
   
       6 . A method for constructing a seat for a wooden deck comprising the steps of: 
 attaching a plurality of spaced-apart angled brackets to a perimeter of said deck;    attaching each one of a plurality of right triangle-shaped braces between one of said plurality of preformed angled brackets and a floor of said deck;    securing a first set of planks to a top portion of said plurality of braces to form a seat portion of said deck seat; and    securing a second set of planks to an upper portion of said plurality of angled brackets to form a back rest portion of said deck seat.    
   
   
       7 . The method as recited in  claim 6  comprises the step of providing a deck stop on each of said plurality of preformed angled brackets, said deck stop protrudes from a lower portion of said bracket to enable consistent placement of said bracket on said perimeter of said deck.  
   
   
       8 . The method as recited in  claim 6  wherein said step of attaching said plurality of right triangle-shaped braces to a floor of said deck comprises the step of bolting a floor end of each of said braces to an anchor member attached to a stringer under said deck floor.  
   
   
       9 . The method as recited in  claim 6  wherein said step of attaching each one of a plurality of right triangle-shaped braces to one of said plurality of preformed angled brackets and a floor of said deck comprises the step of positioning a first side of each brace parallel to said floor planks, a second side of each brace perpendicular to said floor planks, and a hypotenuse side of each brace extends between said preformed angled bracket and said floor of said deck.  
   
   
       10 . The method as recited in  claim 6  wherein said method comprises the step of attaching a safety plank to a lower portion of each of said angled brackets.  
   
   
       11 . A bracket for a deck seat comprising: 
 a first section extending to a deck stop protruding from a side of said bracket; and    a second section extending from said deck stop at a preformed angle relative to said first section.    
   
   
       12 . The bracket as recited in  claim 11  wherein said bracket comprises channel steel.