How it connects
The cut aluminum railing end slides into the rectangular socket cup and is secured via screws driven through pre-drilled bracket mounting holes into the rail wall.
Male and female halves
Female socket bracket receiving a male rectangular extruded aluminum rail profile.
Usually connects to
- Deckorators Contemporary aluminum rail profile
Common sizes
- Nominally sized for Deckorators Contemporary railing profiles (approx. 1-3/8 in. x 1-1/4 in. for stair rails / standard contemporary rails).
Where it is used
residential deckingdeck and porch railing
Variations
- Horizontal rail bracket socket
- Stair angle rail bracket socket
- Multi-angle rail bracket socket
How to recognise it
Rectangular cast aluminum bracket collar/socket with internal stops and side/bottom fastener holes, shaped to slip over or receive the Deckorators Contemporary railing profile.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Round tube rail sockets | Round tube sockets receive cylindrical pipe/tubing, whereas Deckorators Contemporary sockets are rectangular cups contoured for proprietary extruded railing profiles. |
| Deckorators Rapid Rail or ALX Classic brackets | Different cross-sectional dimensions and exterior contours tailored to other Deckorators product lines. |
Also called
Deckorators Contemporary horizontal rail bracketDeckorators Contemporary stair rail bracket connector
Good to know
Proprietary mechanical railing connector interface. Evaluated for building code compliance under Intertek evaluation report CCRR-0280.
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