MPI CONCEPTS, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110271612 | STAIRWAY TREAD AND RISER ASSEMBLY - A stairway assembly includes a tread and riser panel attached together by a uniquely designed gusset to form a tread and riser assembly that can be integrally installed on the stringers. In one embodiment, a first portion of the gusset includes a first attachment structure connected to the lower surface of the tread, and a second portion of the gusset has a second attachment structure connected to the lower surface of the riser. The first portion of the gusset extends at an angle from the second portion, with the side edge of the riser overlapping and facing the upper surface of the tread, and said tread side edge faces said gusset. The gusset may include an elongated slot that forms a line of weakening in the gusset. The gusset may be bent about the line of weakening to move the tread and riser into the final position in which the tread is perpendicular to the riser. | 11-10-2011 |
20090266955 | GARAGE DOOR BRACKET - A bracket assembly attaches a garage door track to the ceiling joists or another structural support. In one embodiment, an upper bracket includes an upper horizontal element, a lower horizontal element, and at least one support element extending between the upper and lower horizontal elements. The upper element may include a ceiling flange that is angled approximately ninety degrees from the remainder of the bracket. A vertical bracket member attaches to the upper horizontal element, the lower horizontal element and the garage door track. The bracket can reduce installation time, labor, and the potential for error from the typical installation arrangement and method by reducing the number of cuts that the installer must make, and by reducing the number of fasteners that are needed. | 10-29-2009 |