Deck bracket

Abstract

A deck board support bracket includes a drainage channel in a top surface of the bracket and deck boards are secured in an end to end manner with a space between two deck board ends centered over the drainage channel. Water presented on the deck surface at two deck board ends passes therebetween and to one side of a supporting joist. The deck board support bracket can be used with various deck board fastening arrangements and preferably is made of an injection molded plastic material.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A deck support bracket comprising a generally planar back member for mounting to a joist, a top mount member separated from and spaced outwardly to one side of said back member generally at an upper edge of said back member, at least two gusset supports joining said top mount member to said back member and cooperating therewith to define an elongate drainage port located at an edge of said back member facing said top mount member, said elongate port defining an open visibly clear space between said top mount member and said back member allowing water to freely pass between said top mount member and said back member through said elongate drainage port and to said one side of said back member. 
     
     
         2 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least two gussets form the major connection between said back member and said top mount member with two of the at least two gussets located at opposite ends of said top mount member. 
     
     
         3 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said top mount member is spaced outwardly of said back member a distance of 0.25 to 0.50 inches. 
     
     
         4 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said back member and said top mount member form a perpendicular configuration and said back member on an upper edge includes an inclined drainage surface angled downwardly into said elongate flow-through channel. 
     
     
         5 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said deck support bracket is of a unitary construction and made of an injection molded plastic material and said elongate flow-through channel is enclosed by said back member, said top member and said at least two gusset supports. 
     
     
         6 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said top mount member is spaced outwardly of said back member a distance of 0.25 to 0.50 inches. 
     
     
         7 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said back member and said top mount member form a perpendicular configuration. 
     
     
         8 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said back member and said top mount member form a perpendicular configuration. 
     
     
         9 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said deck support bracket is of a unitary construction and made of an injection molded plastic material. 
     
     
         10 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said deck support bracket is of a unitary construction and made of an injection molded plastic material. 
     
     
         11 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said deck support bracket is of a unitary construction and made of an injection molded plastic material. 
     
     
         12 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  including a securing boss located on and projecting downwardly from a lower surface of said top mount member. 
     
     
         13 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 1  including a securing boss located on and projecting downwardly from a lower surface of said top mount member. 
     
     
         14 . A deck support bracket as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said top mount member is spaced outwardly of said back member a distance of 0.25 to 0.50 inches. 
     
     
         15 . A deck support bracket comprising a generally planar back member for mounting to a joist, a top mount member separated from and spaced outwardly of said back member generally at an upper edge of said back member, at least two gusset supports joining said top mount member to said back member and cooperating therewith to define an elongate flow through drainage port located at an edge of said back member facing said top mount member, said elongate drainage port cooperating with and separating said top mount member from said back member a sufficient distance to pass water freely through said drainage port past said top mount member and to said one side of said back member.