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US 12,281,478 B2Granted
Railing assemblies and methods of installation
AssigneeUFP Industries, Inc.
InventorTyler Gene Erickson
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Abstract
A railing system includes at least one post and at least one rod defining a first distal end and a second distal end. The railing system further includes at least one connector assembly. The at least one connector assembly operably couples one of the first distal end or the second distal end of the at least one rod to the at least one post.
Claims19
A railing system comprising:
- a post assembly including a post having multiple sides, at least one of the multiple sides having an outer face and a channel or opening provided thereon and a plate configured to be received within the channel or opening, wherein the plate is longitudinally slidingly received within the channel or the opening of the outer face of the post;
- an infill defining a first distal end;
- and
- a connector assembly operably coupling the first distal end of the infill to the plate and wherein the connector assembly comprises:
- a ball, wherein the ball is substantially disposed on a first side of the plate;
- and
- a connector on a second side of the plate, the second side opposite the first side and wherein when assembled the connector is located between the ball and first distal end of the infill.
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A connector assembly for use with a post of a railing system, wherein the post has multiple sides, at least one of the multiple sides having an outer face and a channel or an opening provided thereon, the connector assembly comprising:
- a plate configured to be longitudinally slidingly received within the channel or opening of the outer face of the post, the plate defining a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side, at least one other opening extending from the first side to the second side of the plate, the at least one other opening forming a seat;
- a ball substantially disposed on the first side of the plate and configured to be received within the seat;
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- a connector on the second side of the plate, the connector operably coupling the ball and a piece of infill of the railing system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.