US 5,004,198 A · Fixture-mounting post and assembly method therefor

Abstract

A fixture-mounting post useful to mount one or more fixtures. An elongate member defines fixture-mounting means comprising two oppositely facing longitudinal arrays of fixture-mounting slots. An elongate shroud having two protions is disposed around the elongate member. For each array of slots, two elongate edges of the shroud extend between both ends of the shroud and are spaced from each other to permit access to such array. A sleeve encloses a portion of the shroud at one end. A strip of resiliently compressible material is wrapped at least partly around the member and is compressed between the member and the enclosed portion of the shroud. A tight fit thus is effected between the enclosed portion of the shroud and the sleeve to secure the shroud to the sleeve. A method of assembling the post is also described.

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Dependent claims

A fixture-mounting post for mounting one or more fixtures, said post comprising

(a) an elongate member defining at least one mounting means for mounting at least one fixture,
(b) an elongate shroud having opposite ends and being disposed around said member, said shroud having at least one pair of elongate edges extending to at least one of said ends, said edges being separated from each other to permit access to said mounting means,
(c) a sleeve enclosing a portion of said shroud at said one end, and
(d) resiliently compressible means compressed between said member and the enclosed portion of said shroud for pressing said enclosed portion outwardly to effect tight fit between said enclosed portion and said sleeve.

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The method for assembling a fixture-mounting post useful to mount one or more fixtures, said method comprising the steps of

(a) providing an elongate member comprising a length of substantially square tubing with flat walls and defining two oppositely facing mounting means, each for mounting at least one fixture and each comprising a longitudinal array of slots extending through a respective one of said walls,
(b) disposing resiliently compressible means against said member near one end of said member,
(c) disposing an elongate shroud comprising two separate shroud portions around said member so that said resiliently compressible means is disposed between said member and said shroud portions, said shroud portions defining, for each said mounting means, a pair of elongate edges extending to at least one end of each said shroud portion, said edges being separated to permit access to said mounting means, and
(d) placing a sleeve over said one end to enclose portions of said shroud portions and to compress said resiliently compressible means between said member and said enclosed portions, said enclosed portions including portions of said edges extending to said one end of each said shroud portion, thereby to effect a tight fit between said enclosed portions and said sleeve and to secure said shroud to said sleeve.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fixture-mounting post and assembly method therefor

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Abstract

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