Lever spigot for glass railing system
AssigneeClear View Glass Railings, LLC
InventorJohn Ruprecht
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an elongated body and a lever. The body has a base configured to mount on a surface. The body includes a slot configured to extend substantially perpendicular to the surface and a channel in communication with the slot. The lever is disposed in the channel and comprises a cam head pivotally connected to the body proximate a bottom of the channel and an end configured to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein the end is disposed proximate a top of the channel in the closed position. The cam head comprises a first surface that does not extend into the slot when the end is in the open position and a second surface that extends into the slot when the end is in the closed position. A system and method configured for mounting a panel to a surface are also described.
Claims9
An apparatus configured for use in a railing system comprising a panel, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated body comprising:
- an outer surface and first and second opposed ends;
- a slot extending from the first end into the elongated body and configured to accept the panel, wherein the slot separates first and second branches of the body;
- and
- a channel disposed through the first branch and in communication with the slot;
- a lever disposed in the channel, wherein the lever comprises:
- a cam head pivotally connected to the elongated body;
- and
- a lever end opposite the cam head, wherein the lever end is configured to move between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein:
- in the open position, a first surface of the cam head does not extend into the slot;
- and
- in the closed position, a second surface of the cam head rotates and extends into the slot, wherein the lever is flush with the outer surface;
- a base at the second end of the elongated body comprising a plurality of first apertures and a plurality of second apertures interspersed with the plurality of first apertures;
- and
- a leveling plate that:
- is configured to be disposed between the base and a floor;
- and
- comprises a plurality of third apertures configured to vertically align with the plurality of first apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.