Arrangement for supporting a railing and the like

A supporting arrangement for a railing and the like, comprising a hollow base member;

• a hollow bar-shaped member telescopable over said base member;
• an elongated clamping element including at least two clamping portions which are at least partially separated from each other over a plane extending in a direction of elongation of said clamping element and movable relative to each other in a direction substantially transverse to said direction of elongation of said clamping element, said clamping portions having first sections insertable in and engageable with said base member, and second sections projecting outwardly beyond said base member as well as insertable in and engageable with said bar-shaped member;
• and means for spreading apart said clamping portions of said clamping element in said transverse direction so that said first sections of said clamping portions are spread apart and thereby spread said base member into clamping engagement with said bar-shaped member, whereas said second sections of said clamping portions are spread into clamping engagement with said bar-shaped member.