US 12,680,312 B2 · Cable rail with serpentine cable

Abstract

A cable railing assembly having a plurality of posts, an expandable cable guide assembly, and a tensioning apparatus, and a method of assembling the cable railing assembly. The expandable cable guide assembly includes a pair of cable braces with a cable extending in a serpentine fashion between the cable braces. The tensioning apparatus includes a tensioner base, a tensioner body, a compression spring positioned between the tensioner base and the tensioner body, a movable carriage slidably mounted adjacent the tensioner body and comprising a cable clamp for gripping the cable, and a threaded adjuster secured to the body and operative for moving the movable carriage along the body.

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Dependent claims

A cable-style railing apparatus comprising:

a pair of spaced-apart upright posts and having a plurality of cable returns;
a cable extending in a serpentine fashion between the upright posts and threaded around the cable returns such that multiple portions of the cable each span between the upright posts;
and
a tensioning device comprising a threaded adjuster and a compression spring and wherein turning the threaded adjuster to a predetermined extent comprises turning the threaded adjuster until the compression spring is compressed a predetermined amount, and wherein with substantially no tension in the cable a visible gap is present between two portions of the tensioning device and wherein the compression spring is compressed the predetermined amount when the threaded adjuster is turned until the visible gap is eliminated between the two portions of the tensioning device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable rail with serpentine cable

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Cable rail with serpentine cable

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Abstract

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