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US 12,000,166 B2Granted
Horizontal cable rail barrier
AssigneeFortress Iron, LP
InventorsKevin T. Burt, Matthew Carlyle Sherstad
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Abstract
A barrier panel includes a first vertical rail and a second vertical rail disposed spaced apart from the first vertical rail. A plurality of cables are each coupled at one end to the first vertical rail and coupled at a second end to the second vertical rail. The barrier panel includes a top rail and a bottom rail. The plurality of cables are disposed between and run parallel to the top and bottom rails.
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A barrier panel, comprising:
- a first vertical rail;
- a second vertical rail disposed spaced apart from the first vertical rail;
- a plurality of cables each coupled at one end to the first vertical rail and coupled at a second end to the second vertical rail;
- a top rail, the top rail comprising a first end configured for attachment to a first post and a second end disposed opposite the first end and configured for attachment to a second post, the first post being separate from the first vertical rail and the second post being separate from the second vertical rail;
- a bottom rail, the plurality of cables disposed between and running parallel to the top and bottom rails;
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- the first vertical rail, the second vertical rail, the plurality of cables, the top rails and the bottom rail together forming a cable rail panel independent of the first post and the second post.
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A barrier panel, comprising:
- a frame comprising a top rail, a bottom rail, a first vertical rail coupled to the top and bottom rails, and a second vertical rail coupled to the top and bottom rail, the top rail comprising a first end configured for attachment to a first post and a second end disposed opposite the first end and configured for attachment to a second post, the first post being separate from the first vertical rail and the second post being separate from the second vertical rail;
- an infill comprising a plurality of cables, first ends of each one of the plurality of cables attached to the first vertical rail and second ends of each one of the plurality of cables attached to the second vertical rail, each one of the plurality of cables running parallel to the top and bottom rails;
- and
- wherein the frame and the infill together form a cable rail panel independent of the first post and the second post.
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A method of forming a railing barrier, comprising:
- securing a first post and a second post in upright orientations;
- coupling a barrier panel at one end to the first post and at an opposite end to the second post the barrier panel, comprising:
- a frame comprising a top rail, a bottom rail, a first vertical rail coupled to the top and bottom rails, and a second vertical rail coupled to the top and bottom rails;
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- an infill comprising a plurality of cables spaced apart from each other, first ends of each one of the plurality of cables attached to the first vertical rail and second ends of each one of the plurality of cables attached to the second vertical rail, each one of the plurality of cables running parallel to the top and bottom rails;
- wherein the first post is separate from the first vertical rail and the second post is separate from the second vertical rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.