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US 11,230,843 B2Granted
Cable railing systems
OwnerDonald Erik Kennedyinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments of cable railing systems are disclosed. Although not limited to these applications, the embodiments are particularly useful in connection with cable railing systems with hollow metal support members or with solid concrete support members with weld plates. The embodiments include straight and corner cable termination assemblies that are designed to support a metal cable railing, particularly one that is heavy gauge.
Claims35
A straight cable termination assembly for a railing system having support members that support a metal cable railing, comprising:
- a support member having at least one side extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one side defining an interior region, the at least one side including opposing first and second apertures respectively;
- a tensioning tube having an elongated cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end within the interior region of the support member and being in axial alignment with the first and second apertures of the support member, the body defining an elongated cylindrical tensioning tube channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- first and second metal bars with respectively cylindrical threaded first and second metal bar apertures, the first and second metal bars being adjacent to the opposing first and second apertures of the support member, the first and second support member apertures being in axial alignment with the first and second metal bar apertures respectively;
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- first and second receptacle assemblies secured respectively in the first and second metal bar apertures and respectively at the first and second ends of the tensioning tube, each of the first and second receptacle assemblies comprising:
- a cable end associated with a cable;
- a receptacle having an elongated cylindrical threaded body with first and second ends, the body extending through the support member aperture, the body mounted in the metal bar aperture, the body having an elongated threaded receptacle channel extending between the first and second ends, the receptacle having a flange at the first end that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the body, the receptacle channel situated in axial alignment with the tensioning tube channel;
- an elongated cylindrical threaded tensioning insert extending in the threaded channel of the body of the receptacle, the threaded tensioning insert having an elongated tensioning insert channel of sufficient size and shape to enable passage of the cable through the channel;
- a cable terminating part that is mounted to the cable in close proximity to the cable end, the cable terminating part of sufficient size and shape to prevent the cable end from passing through the receptacle channel at the second end of the receptacle body;
- wherein the tensioning insert is capable of extending at least in part into the tensioning tube channel due to the axial alignment of the receptacle channel and the tensioning tube channel;
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- wherein the tensioning insert is capable of rotation in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction without rotating the cable and the cable terminating part.
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A corner cable termination assembly for a railing system, comprising:
- a support member at a corner of the railing system that supports a metal cable railing, the support member having at least one side extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one side defining an interior region, the at least one side having first and second apertures having axes that are generally at a right angle;
- a tensioning tube having an elongated cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end, the tube situated within a hole through the solid support member, the body defining an elongated cylindrical tensioning tube channel extending from the first end to the second end;
- first and second metal bars with respectively cylindrical threaded first and second metal bar apertures, the first and second metal bars being adjacent to the first and second sides of the support member, the first and second support member apertures being in axial alignment with the first and second metal bar apertures respectively;
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- first and second receptacle assemblies secured respectively in the first and second metal bar apertures, each of the first and second receptacle assemblies comprising:
- a cable end associated with a cable;
- a receptacle having an elongated cylindrical body with first and second ends, the body having an elongated threaded receptacle channel extending between the first and second ends, the receptacle having a flange at the first end that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the body;
- an elongated cylindrical threaded tensioning insert extending in the threaded channel of the body of the receptacle, the threaded tensioning insert having an elongated tensioning insert channel of sufficient size and shape to enable passage of the cable through the channel;
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- a cable terminating part that is mounted to the cable in close proximity to the cable end, the cable terminating part of sufficient size and shape to prevent the cable end from passing through the receptacle channel at the second end of the receptacle body;
- wherein in connection with the first receptacle assembly, the receptacle channel is in axial alignment with the tensioning tube channel so that the tensioning insert is capable of extending at least in part into the tensioning tube channel;
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- wherein the tensioning insert is capable of rotation in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction without rotating the cable and the cable terminating part.
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A straight cable termination assembly for a railing system having support members that support a metal cable railing, comprising:
- a support member having at least one side extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one side defining an interior region, the at least one side including opposing first and second support member apertures respectively;
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- first and second receptacle assemblies secured respectively in the first and second support member apertures and respectively at first and second ends of a tensioning tube, each of the first and second receptacle assemblies comprising:
- a cable end associated with a cable;
- a receptacle having an elongated cylindrical threaded body with first and second ends, the body extending through the support member aperture, the body mounted in the metal bar aperture, the body having an elongated threaded receptacle channel extending between the first and second ends, the receptacle having a flange at the first end that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the body, the receptacle channel situated in axial alignment with the tensioning tube channel;
- an elongated cylindrical threaded tensioning insert extending in the threaded channel of the body of the receptacle, the threaded tensioning insert having an elongated tensioning insert channel of sufficient size and shape to enable passage of the cable through the channel, the tensioning insert capable of extending at least in part into the tensioning tube channel due to the axial alignment of the receptacle channel and the tensioning tube channel;
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- a cable terminating part that is mounted to the cable in close proximity to the cable end, the cable terminating part of sufficient size and shape to prevent the cable end from passing through the receptacle channel at the second end of the receptacle body;
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- wherein the at least one side of the support member is of sufficient thickness to secure the first and second receptacle assemblies respectively in the first and second support member apertures respectively.
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A corner cable termination assembly for a railing system, comprising:
- a support member at a corner of the railing system that supports a metal cable railing, the support member having at least one side extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one side defining an interior region, the at least one side having first and second apertures having axes that are generally at a right angle;
- a tensioning tube having an elongated cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end, the tube situated within a hole through the solid support member, the body defining an elongated cylindrical tensioning tube channel extending from the first end to the second end;
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- first and second receptacle assemblies secured respectively in the first and second support member apertures, each of the first and second receptacle assemblies comprising:
- a cable end associated with a cable;
- a receptacle having an elongated cylindrical body with first and second ends, the body having an elongated threaded receptacle channel extending between the first and second ends, the receptacle having a flange at the first end that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the body;
- an elongated cylindrical threaded tensioning insert extending in the threaded channel of the body of the receptacle, the threaded tensioning insert having an elongated tensioning insert channel of sufficient size and shape to enable passage of the cable through the channel;
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- a cable terminating part that is mounted to the cable in close proximity to the cable end, the cable terminating part of sufficient size and shape to prevent the cable end from passing through the receptacle channel at the second end of the receptacle body;
- wherein in connection with the first receptacle assembly, the receptacle channel is in axial alignment with the tensioning tube channel so that the tensioning insert is capable of extending at least in part into the tensioning tube channel;
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- wherein the first and second opposing sides of the support member are of sufficient thickness to secure the first and second receptacle assemblies respectively in the first and second support member apertures respectively.
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A receptacle assembly termination for a cable railing system that supports a metal cable railing, comprising:
- a support member having at least one side extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one side including an elongated cylindrical threaded aperture;
- a receptacle assembly secured in the aperture, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a cable end associated with a cable;
- a receptacle having an elongated cylindrical threaded body with first and second ends, the body extending through and mounted in the support member aperture, the receptacle body having an elongated threaded receptacle channel extending between the first and second ends, the receptacle having a flange at the first end that extends outwardly in a radial direction from the body;
- an elongated cylindrical threaded tensioning insert extending in the threaded channel of the receptacle body, the threaded tensioning insert having an elongated tensioning insert channel of sufficient size and shape to enable passage of the cable through the channel;
- a cable terminating part that is mounted to the cable in close proximity to the cable end, the cable terminating part of sufficient size and shape to prevent the cable end from passing through the receptacle channel at the second end of the receptacle body;
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- wherein the tensioning insert is capable of rotation in either direction without rotating the cable and the cable terminating part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.