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| 20080296549 | Stair Rail Apparatus - A stair rail apparatus including a component ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090173926 | Stair Rail Assembly - A stair rail assembly for easy and rapid installation. The assembly includes a baluster, baluster shoe, and a rail. The baluster shoe comprises an anchor and a base having an opening extending through the anchor and base. The base fits flush against a rail and the anchor fits within a baluster to connect the baluster to the rail. The anchor contains flexible walls which expand upon insertion of a screw to frictionally engage the baluster. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090256126 | CORNER ASSEMBLY - A corner assembly and manufacturing method comprising two cap rail components each having a channel and at least one receiver within the channel, the components connected or bonded to form a corner fitting having an angle and having a first end and a second end such that the first cap rail component channel and the second cap rail component channel form an angled channel within the corner fitting. At least one pin is disposed in a portion of the receiver within the first cap rail component channel, and at least one pin is disposed in a portion of the receiver within the second cap rail component channel. The assembly also may include a bracket disposed within the channels of the corner fitting. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090278105 | FENCE ASSEMBLY - A fence assembly comprising a fence post having an upper support junction and a lower support junction. A fence frame includes an upper traverse rail joined to a lower traverse rail. Connection of the upper traverse rail to the fence post uses an upper rail connector having rotation relative to the upper support junction and connected therewith using an elongate connector inserted through the upper rail connector that includes a protrusion received by the upper traverse rail for connection at the upper support junction of the fence post. Likewise, connection of the lower traverse rail to the fence post uses a lower rail connector having rotation relative to the lower support junction and connected therewith using an elongate connector inserted through the lower rail connector that includes a protrusion received by the lower traverse rail for connection at the lower support junction of the fence post. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090302291 | RAILING SYSTEM - The invention concerns a railing system comprising a plurality of spacers for spacing a plurality of railing pickets apart, and a rail adapted to internally receive the plurality of spacers and to secure the railing pickets. The spacers comprise a planar top member, side members extending from longitudinal edges of the top member, and wings extending outwardly from a central position of the side members. The rail comprises a substantially elongated planar member and first and second substantially parallel elongated side-walls perpendicularly connected to the planar member. The side-walls each comprise first and second groove members, which are spaced apart to form grooves running substantially parallel to the elongated planar member. The grooves are adapted to receive the plurality of spacers such that the wings of the spacers abut against the first and second groove members when the spacers are assembled in the railing system. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100038612 | FENCING SYSTEM FOR CAMPFIRE - A fencing system for a campfire includes a plurality of holding members, a plurality of posts and a plurality of fencing members. Each holding member of the plurality of holding members includes a base member and a lip extending upwardly from a portion of the base member defining a cavity between the base member and the lip. The plurality of holding members is adapted to be placed on a surface around the campfire. Further, each post of the plurality of posts is adapted to be disposed vertically into the cavity of the each holding member of the plurality of holding members. Furthermore, each fencing member of the plurality of fencing members is disposed horizontally between a pair of posts of the plurality of posts and the each fencing member is removably attached to the pair of posts. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100038613 | Fence EZ hardware - Attachment hardware to fasten a variety of fencing cross rails with various cross sections, such as round, square, hexagonal and the like, depending upon the needs of utility and decor, to fence posts, to hold in place fence slats, wire, panels and other common fencing materials, especially where the ground is uneven. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100207089 | SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING A RAIL - A support member, such as a fence post, and method for making the same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the support member includes an elongated body having at least one substantially flat side, and at least one longitudinal groove at least partially disposed within the substantially flat side. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100252793 | FENCE RAIL WITH CONCEALED FASTENER - A fence rail includes a detachable fastener cover that covers and conceals a fastener chamber. Through the use of a knuckle and a catch fastening system, moisture is prevented from entering the fastener chamber. The fastener chamber allows for securing pickets to the rail using a means for fastening as close to the top of the rail as possible thereby allowing for significant racking of the fence. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100288991 | FASTENERS, RAILING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A fastener is configured to affix a first article such as a picket to a second article such as a rail to form a railing or balustrade. The fastener includes a first engaging surface having a maximum diameter configured to engage an interior surface of an opening in the first article and a mating surface configured to mate with the second article. The first engaging surface can have shape selected from cylindrical, ellipsoidal, conical, elliptic conical frustum, pyramidal frustum, and ball and other shapes having cross-sections of rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal and other regular polygons having at least four sides such that good engagement is obtained and the fastener is hidden from view in the assembled railing. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110089390 | POST MOUNT FOR LIGHTED HANDRAIL ASSEMBLY - Provided is a post assembly configured for use with a lighted handrail, wherein the post assembly includes a post body sized to house a driver or other operational components associated with the lighting components disposed within the lighted handrail. In this regard, such components may be disposed in relatively close proximity to the lighted handrail, making the overall assembly safer, more energy efficient. Furthermore, by disposing the components within the post body, such components may be more easily accessed for routine maintenance and repair. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110121249 | GROOVED RAILING SYSTEM - A railing system is disclosed having spacers for spacing apart railing pickets, and a rail which engages the spacers and secures the railing pickets. The spacers are made up of a planar top member, side members extending from longitudinal edges of the top member, and wings extending outwardly from a central position of the side members. The rail comprises a substantially elongated planar member and first and second substantially parallel elongated side-walls perpendicularly connected to the planar member. The side-walls each comprise first and second groove members, which are spaced apart to form grooves running substantially parallel to the elongated planar member. The grooves are adapted to receive the plurality of spacers such that the wings of the spacers abut against the first and second groove members when the spacers are assembled in the railing system. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110147687 | EXTENDABLE BALUSTER ASSEMBLY - There is provided an extendable baluster assembly for use with a handrail, the extendable baluster assembly comprising a baluster comprising an inner member and an outer member circumscribing a portion of the inner member in a telescopic relation, the outer member being fixable to the inner member; and a railing connector having a tubular body defining a cavity for receiving a top end of the baluster. There is also provided an extendable baluster assembly for use with a handrail, the extendable baluster assembly comprising a telescopic baluster; a ground connector adapted to be attached to a ground surface; a railing connector adapted to be attached to a handrail; and rotational joints between the baluster and the railing connector, and between the baluster and the ground connector, whereby the baluster is rotatable. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110147688 | FENCE SYSTEM WITH INSECT BARRIER - A fence system including a fence post and a rail inserted into and supported by the fence post. The rail being an elongated member having a channel or U-shaped cross section defined by a web member and parallel leg members attached to the web member. The rail is inserted into an aperture located in a sidewall of the post. The aperture having a shape or configuration that is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the rail. Accordingly, any gaps between the opening or aperture in the post and the rail, once the rail is inserted into the post, are minimized. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110204308 | RAILING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A railing and method of manufacturing the railing provide for a guard rail having an upper and lower railing and pickets extending between the upper and lower railing joined to posts such that a rib extends from a surface of one or both of the railings bites into an end of the pickets preventing chattering. The method may use a jig to clamp the railings and pickets together during joining to the posts, such as by welding | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120032130 | RAIL CROSSOVER - A railing assembly that, in one embodiment, includes a first rail, a second rail, and a post that are coupled with a rail crossover assembly. The rail crossover assembly may include a first end with a first flange configured to be received in a cavity of the first rail, a second end with a second flange configured to be received in a cavity of the second rail, and a post coupling member configured to be received in a cavity of the post. The first end, the second end and the third end of the rail crossover assembly are oriented so the post is substantially orthogonal with respect to the first rail and the second rail. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120211714 | FENCE SYSTEM WITH INSECT BARRIER - A fence system and method of manufacturing a fence includes a fence post and a rail inserted into and supported by the fence post. The rail is inserted into an aperture located in a sidewall of the post, the aperture having a shape that is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the rail. Gaps between the opening in the post and the rail, once the rail is inserted into the post, are minimized so as to prevent insects from gaining access to the inside of the post. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130020546 | ATTACHMENT FOR BALUSTER FOR STAIR, BALCONY, OR LANDING RAIL FOR BOTH ADJUSTABLE AND FIXED RAILINGS - A method and apparatus for attaching balusters for a stair, balcony, deck, landing or the like providing an adjustable connection of a baluster to a rail and a base surface. The apparatus includes a ball adapter and a socket. The ball adapter is joined with the socket and mounted on a stair surface. The ball adapter and its mounting to the socket provides for limited adjustable movement of the adapter with respect to the socket and the stair surface. The ball adapter provides for the attachment of a baluster to the adapter. The adjustable connection of this apparatus can be used to attach to a rail or to a base of a stair, balcony, deck, landing or the like. The ball adapter and socket can be used to produce modular prefabricated baluster systems that can be adjusted for any slope or level rail and baluster installation. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130032773 | SAFETY BARRIER - The safety barrier is provided for delimiting two adjacent areas from one another on an open floor surface. The safety barrier includes a plurality of spaced-apart posts. Each post has a bottom portion releasibly connectable to the floor surface and has a vertically-extending upper portion. The safety barrier also includes at least one interconnecting segment located above the floor surface and transversally extending across a corresponding intervening space between each two successive ones of the spaced-apart posts. In use, when one of the posts and/or one of the interconnecting segments is/are subjected to an impact with a moving object, the connection between the impacted post and the floor surface and/or the connection between the impacted post and any interconnecting segment connected thereto and/or the connection between the impacted interconnecting segment and any one of the posts to which it is connected can be temporally discontinued. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130207062 | Connection System for a Railing - A connection system for a hand rail installation has particular applicability in connection with installing a hand rail unit comprising a top rail, a bottom rail and a plurality of balustrades to a pair of mounting posts. The ends of the top rail and the bottom rail are secured to the mounting posts by brackets. In some embodiments, the brackets have a flange-like sleeves and a recess defined by side rails which are engaged by the mounting clips. One support mounting clip employs three outwardly biased retention tabs which engage with a bracket installed over the end of the upper rail. Various top rail and bottom rail bracket configurations are disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130207063 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME, UPRIGHT AND SLEEVE OF SUCH A PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY - The protection kit comprises at least one post comprising at least one side opening, at least one rail, and at least one sleeve comprising at least one deformable tab. The sleeve is operable to receive a rail within its interior and to enter a side opening with deformation of at least one tab. Preferably, at least one opening is fitted with a tooth and the tab is deformable elastically and comprises an opening to receive the tooth. The insertion of a sleeve into the opening of the post causes the tab to deform until the tooth is located in the opening of the tab and the insertion of the rail into the interior of the sleeve restrains the tab. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130207064 | Rail and Baluster with Beveled End - A combination of a rail and a baluster with the baluster with beveled end having, near one or both ends of the baluster, the perimeter of the baluster proceed increasingly more inward as such end of the baluster is approached. There is some indentation at all points along the perimeter, although such indentation need not necessarily be uniform. In addition to the rail, also termed a lower rail, there is preferably a second rail, also termed an upper rail or hand rail. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130240817 | Guardrail System - A guardrail support comprising a base having a first side with attachment holes suitable for attachment to a surface beneath the base using one or more fasteners at a penetrating angle, and a second side one or more attachment holes suitable for attachment to the surface beneath the base using one or more fasteners at a penetrating angle, a post extending vertically from the base, a support member extending at an angle from the first side of the base to the post, where an upper portion of the post is positioned at a distance of between 48 inches and 60 inches from the base, and wherein when the base of the guardrail support is attached to the surface beneath the base, the guardrail support will withstand a 200 pound outward or downward force applied to the upper portion of the post. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130292623 | Balustrade Having Metal Balusters With Ornamental Ends - A metal baluster is provided which has first and second metal segments, where each of these metal segments comprises a first end and a second end. The first ends of the first metal segments include extension portions from mating engagement with one another and the second end of each metal segment is adapted for attachment to the underside of an elongated handrail or to a tread or floor. The second end of each of the metal segments further comprises an ornamental portion which is proximate the elongated handrail or the tread or the floor. Connection apparatuses provided for securing the engagement of the extension portions of the first metal segment and the second metal segment. A balustrade is also provided which comprises a plurality of balusters as described above. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130299761 | MODULAR RAILING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus comprising at least one trapezoidal post and at least one attachment device is provided. The trapezoidal post has a wide edge, an opposing narrow edge, and two opposing inclined edges connecting the wide edge and narrow edge. The attachment device includes a recessed portion corresponding to the shape of the wide edge of the trapezoidal post and forms at least two opposing arm sections with inclined edges corresponding to the inclined edges of the trapezoidal post. The attachment device is configured to secure to a position on the trapezoidal post by sliding the attachment device along the wide edge of the trapezoidal post to the position and engaging the opposing arm sections with the inclined edges of the trapezoidal post when a force is exerted against the attachment device and the trapezoidal post. The attachment device is further configured to couple to one or more railing components. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20150014620 | DEMOUNTABLE ENCLOSURES - An end section for a rail which is engageable with a post having a slot. The end section is so arranged that in one orientation the end section is releasable from a slot of the post, and when rotated to a second orientation, the end section is in a locked position and cannot be released from the slot of the post. The end section may be fastened, or otherwise attached to a rail and used in a demountable enclosure or support structure having at least two posts. Each post of the demountable enclosure or support structure has at least one slot for receiving a rail and the at least one rail is releasably mountable between an adjacent pair of the posts. The end section of the rail is engageable in a slot provided in one of the adjacent posts, and each slot is complementary, at least in part, to the end section of a rail. Each rail, when mounted to an adjacent post, is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position by rotation of the respective rail. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150097151 | ROD FITTINGS AND ASSEMBLIES - Fittings can be configured to mechanically couple a rod to a post. In certain embodiments, rods and posts are joined to form railing systems. Fittings can include a first threaded end coupled to a second end. The second end can include a compliant member configured to provide an interference fit between the fitting and the rod. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150102277 | BALUSTER CONNECTOR - A baluster connector having a base and retaining member can be used to mount a baluster to a rail installed on both a horizontal and a sloped surface. The base can rotate relative to the retaining member to a first position to mount the baluster to a horizontal rail and to a second position to mount the baluster to an angled rail. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150345173 | FENCING SYSTEM - A fencing system includes fence rails having at least one opening therein, and fencing pickets configured to be received by the at least one opening in each of the fence rails. A fence having the same general vertical appearance from opposite sides can be formed by passing the pickets into the at least one opening on each one of the rails. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160047953 | DOUBLE-SIDED REFLECTIVE WEBBING FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES - Webbing for a pedestrian traffic control device is spooled in a cartridge, which can be mounted on a stanchion, cone mount or wall mount or other device. The webbing can be extended to another stanchion, cone mount, wall mount or other device in order to create a barrier. The webbing is reflective on two sides in order to provide more visibility and more safety. | 02-18-2016 |
