Vertical stabilizer apparatus for railing systems

A railing system, comprising:

• a horizontal wood deck;
• first and second vertical wood posts mounted to the wood deck;
• a horizontal wood hand railing mounted to the posts and over the deck;
• and
• a vertical metal stabilizer apparatus having:
• a plurality of horizontal metal bars, each of the bars having an elongated body with first and second ends mounted to the first and second vertical wood posts, respectively;
• a vertical metal stabilizer having an elongated body with first and second ends, the body having a plurality of apertures, each of the apertures receiving a respective one of the bars, the first and second ends having first and second attachment means respectively that secure the stabilizer to the deck and hand railing respectively;
• wherein the elongated body of the vertical metal stabilizer has first and second planar sides spanning between the first and second ends as well as spanning between first and second longitudinal edges, the first longitudinal edge having the plurality of apertures, each of the apertures having a channel commencing at the first longitudinal edge and extending inwardly and downwardly within a central part of the first and second planar sides.

An apparatus for use as a vertical stabilizer in wood deck railing systems, comprising:

• a metal bar having an elongated body with first and second ends, the elongated body having first and second planar sides spanning between the first and second ends as well as spanning between first and second longitudinal edges, the first longitudinal edge having the plurality of apertures, each of the apertures having a channel commencing at the first longitudinal edge and extending inwardly and downwardly within a central part of the first and second planar sides;
• first and second tabs extending horizontally outwardly from the respective first and second ends of the longitudinal body of the metal bar;
• and
• at least one hole in each of the first and second tabs, the at least one hole having a sufficient size and shape to enable passage of a screw or nail.