Adjustable baluster for stair railing system
AssigneeCarolina Stair Supply, Inc.
InventorMatthew S. Edwards
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Abstract
The present invention includes a baluster assembly system comprising: (a) a first baluster portion comprising a first tubular section and having a first attachment adapted to be attached to a surface, and a first engagement end; (b) a second baluster portion comprising a second tubular section and having a second attachment adapted to be attached to a surface, and a second engagement end; the first tubular section adapted to slidingly engage the second tubular section, and (c) a locking fixture adapted to fix the position of the first baluster portion with respect to the second baluster portion after the first tubular section and the second tubular section have been engaged.
Claims1
An adjustable-length baluster to be mounted between the upper surface of a step and the underside of a hand railing;
- the adjustable-length baluster comprising:
- at least first and second baluster portions;
- one of the first and second baluster portions having an end that slides within an end of the other of the first and second baluster portions to allow the overall length of the adjustable baluster to be adjusted;
- a lower attachment bracket adapted to be mounted to the upper surface of the step;
- the lower end of one of the first and second baluster portions being connected to the lower attachment bracket;
- an upper attachment bracket having a pair of spaced ears;
- the upper attachment bracket being adapted to be mounted to the underside of the hand railing;
- the top portion of the other of the first and second baluster portions being disposed directly between the spaced ears of the upper attachment bracket;
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- a connector having a head disposed against the top end of the other of the first and second baluster portions to clamp the top end against one of the ears to lock the position of the attachment bracket with respect to the other of the first and second baluster portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.