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US 10,501,942 B2Granted
Telescoping rail assembly
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
InventorsSteven R. Palasek, Joshua Munger
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Abstract
A telescoping rail assembly for a roof hatch includes a bracket configured to couple to the roof hatch, where the roof hatch is configured to provide access to a roof of a building, a post coupled to the bracket and configured to extend from the roof hatch and outward from the roof, and a telescoping rail having a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion and the second portion are slidably adjustable with respect to one another, and where the telescoping rail is disposed along a portion of a perimeter of the roof hatch to enable the telescoping rail assembly to enclose an area that includes the roof hatch.
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A telescoping rail assembly for a roof hatch, comprising:
- a bracket configured to couple to the roof hatch, wherein the roof hatch is configured to provide access to a roof of a building, wherein the bracket includes a mounting post having a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, a first bracket portion configured to couple to the first side of the mounting post, and a second bracket portion configured to couple to the second side of the mounting post, wherein the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are coupled to one another at a joint, the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion extend away from the joint, away from one another, and along the first and second sides of the mounting post, respectively, the bracket is disposed at a corner of the roof hatch, and the mounting post extends vertically from the roof hatch;
- a post having an opening extending therethrough, wherein the post is configured to slidably receive the mounting post of the bracket via the opening, and wherein the post is configured to extend from the roof hatch and outward from the roof;
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- a telescoping rail coupled to the post, wherein the telescoping rail comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are slidably adjustable with respect to one another, and wherein the telescoping rail is disposed along a portion of a perimeter of the roof hatch to enable the telescoping rail assembly to enclose an area that includes the roof hatch.
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A rail system for a roof hatch, comprising:
- a bracket configured to couple to the roof hatch, wherein the roof hatch is configured to provide access to a roof of a building, wherein the bracket includes a mounting post having a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, a first bracket portion configured to couple to the first side of the mounting post, and a second bracket portion configured to couple to the second side of the mounting post, the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are coupled to one another at a joint, the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion extend away from the joint, away from one another, and along the first and second sides of the mounting post, respectively, the bracket is disposed at a corner of the roof hatch, and the mounting post extends vertically from the roof hatch;
- a post having an opening extending therethrough, wherein the post is configured to slidably receive the mounting post of the bracket via the opening, and wherein the post is configured to extend vertically from the roof hatch with respect to the roof;
- a first telescoping rail comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are slidably adjustable with respect to one another, and wherein the first telescoping rail is disposed along a first portion of a perimeter of the roof hatch to enable the rail system to enclose an area that includes the roof hatch;
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- a telescoping gate comprising a second telescoping rail, wherein the second telescoping rail comprises a third portion and a fourth portion that are slidably adjustable with respect to one another, and wherein the telescoping gate is disposed along a second portion of the perimeter of the roof hatch.
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A method of assembling a telescoping rail assembly for a roof hatch, comprising:
- coupling a bracket of the telescoping rail assembly to the roof hatch, wherein the bracket includes a mounting post having a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, a first bracket portion configured to couple to the first side of the mounting post, and a second bracket portion configured to couple to the second side of the mounting post, and wherein the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion are coupled to one another at a joint, the first bracket portion and the second bracket portion extend away from the joint, away from one another, and along the first and second sides of the mounting post, respectively, and the bracket is disposed at a corner of the roof hatch;
- mounting a post to the mounting post of the bracket by sliding the mounting post into an opening extending through the post;
- adjusting a telescoping rail of the telescoping rail assembly to a predetermined length by sliding a first portion of the telescoping rail with respect to a second portion of the telescoping rail;
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- coupling the telescoping rail to the post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.