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US 12,595,631 B2Granted
Barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsAaron Wiegel, Jason Dondlinger, Nick Casey, Butch Korman, Tony Duesing
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for barrier systems with impact resistant rails supported from floor mounted post bases are disclosed. An apparatus includes an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground; a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body; and a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground;
- a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body;
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- a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a hole in the rail, the hole being a slot with a length greater than a width, the slot to enable the rod to translate relative to the rail along the length of the slot.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground;
- a rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer body;
- a rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through a first hole in the rail;
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- a sleeve disposed within an inner diameter of the rail, the sleeve to be more rigid than the rail, the rod to extend through the sleeve, the rail including a second hole, the second hole to receive a fastener to retain the sleeve within the rail.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an outer body of a post to extend upward from a ground, the post to be anchored to the ground;
- a first segment of a rail, a first end of the first segment to extend through a first opening in a wall of the outer body;
- a second segment of the rail separate from the first segment, a second end of the second segment to extend through a second opening in the wall of the outer body;
- a first rod to extend upward from the ground within the outer body, the rod to extend through the first segment;
- a second rod disposed within the outer body, the second rod to extend through the second segment;
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- a sleeve to extend into the first segment of the rail and to extend into the second segment of the rail, the first rod to extend through a first hole in the sleeve, the second rod to extend through a second hole in the sleeve.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a post including a rod and an outer shell, the outer shell to surround the rod;
- a guard rail to be coupled to the rod within the outer shell;
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- a sleeve to be within the guard rail, the sleeve to be more rigid than the guard rail, both the sleeve and the guard rail to extend through an opening in a wall of the outer shell, the rod to extend through sleeve and a first hole in the guard rail, the guard rail including a second hole, the second hole to receive a fastener to retain the sleeve within the guard rail.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a post including a first rod, a second rod, and an outer shell, the outer shell to surround the first rod and the second rod;
- a guard rail to be coupled to the rod within the outer shell, the guard rail including a first segment and a second segment, the first segment to extend from an interior of the post through a first opening in a wall of the outer shell, the second segment to extend from the interior of the post through a second opening in the outer shell;
- a first sleeve to be coupled to the rod and to the guard rail, the sleeve to extend through the first opening, the first rod to extend through the first segment of the guard rail and through the first sleeve;
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- a second sleeve disposed within the second segment of the guard rail, the second sleeve distinct from and spaced apart from the first sleeve, the second rod to extend through the second segment of the guard rail and through the second sleeve.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an anchor including a base plate and a cylindrical protrusion extending therefrom;
- a first rod to extend away from the base plate within the cylindrical protrusion, the first rod longer than the cylindrical protrusion;
- a first rail to extend laterally away from the first rod, the first rod to extend through a hole in the first rail;
- a sleeve to reinforce the first rail adjacent the hole;
- a second rod to extend away from the base plate within the cylindrical protrusion;
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- a second rail to extend laterally away from the second rod, the sleeve to be coupled to both the first rod and the second rod.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an anchor including a base plate and a cylindrical protrusion extending therefrom;
- a first rod to extend away from the base plate within the cylindrical protrusion, the first rod longer than the cylindrical protrusion;
- a first rail to extend laterally away from the first rod, the first rod to extend through a hole in the first rail;
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- a first sleeve to reinforce the rail adjacent the hole
- a second rod to extend away from the base plate within the cylindrical protrusion;
- a second rail to extend laterally away from the second rod;
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- a second sleeve to reinforce the second rail, the second sleeve different than the first sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.