Rail attachment bracket

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rail attachment bracket according to the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-hand-side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left-hand-side view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rail attachment bracket, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1152746
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 5, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2026
Assignee: IronRidge, Inc. (Hayward, CA)
Inventors: Duane Menton (Vallejo, CA), Roger Pedlar (Phoenix, AZ), Bryan Lester (Phoenix, AZ), Anumeha Justice (Leesburg, VA)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: Sydney M Evans
Application Number: 29/927,540
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/354; D8/394