Baluster, balustrade, and method therefor
AssigneeCoffman Stairs, LLC (f/k/a Visador Company, LLC)
InventorDavid M. Ramsey
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Abstract
A baluster, balustrade, and method for constructing the same are provided. The balustrade includes a rail supported by one or more balusters, each baluster extending from a support surface such as one or more treads of stairs. Each baluster has an elongate member having a terminus portion and an end member that receives the terminus portion. The terminus portion is structured to be shortened, and the end member is selectively positionable on the terminus portion, such that the baluster is aesthetically configurable to accommodate stairs of varying dimensions.
Claims38
A baluster for supporting rail relative to a plurality of stairs, comprising:
- an elongate member defining a terminus portion having a predetermined length and configured to directly engage and support the rail;
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- an end member having first and second ends and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being configured to at least partially receive said terminus portion of said elongate member so that said end member can be selectively positioned along said length of said terminus portion;
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- wherein said terminus portion of said elongate member is structured so that said length of said terminus portion can be shortened to thereby shorten the baluster to accommodate stairs of varying dimensions.
A balustrade for stairs, comprising:
- an elongate rail;
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- a plurality of balusters structured to support said elongate rail at a predetermined slope, each of said balusters comprising:
- an elongate member defining a terminus portion having a predetermined length, said terminus portion being configured to directly engage and support said elongate rail;
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- an end member having first and second ends and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being configured to at least partially receive said terminus portion of said elongate member so that said end member can be selectively positioned along said length of said terminus portion;
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- wherein said terminus portions of said elongate members are structured to be shortened to thereby shorten the baluster to accommodate stairs of varying dimensions.
A method of constructing a balustrade, comprising:
- providing at least one baluster, each baluster having an elongate member and an end member, the elongate member defining a terminus portion of predetermined length, the end member defining an aperture;
- inserting the terminus portion of the elongate member through the aperture of the end member;
- adjusting the end member on the terminus portion of the elongate member so that the end member is selectively positioned thereon;
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- securing the terminus portion of the elongate member of each baluster directly to an elongate rail so that the elongate member engages and supports the rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.