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US 5,326,187 AGranted
Cover for a rail of a fence
OwnerRodney L. St. Marie, Frederik H. deJong +1inventors
InventorsRodney L. St. Marie, Frederik H. deJong, Anthony I. Funk
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Abstract
A cover to cover the upper rail of a railing. The upper rail has a top, bottom and side. The cover has a curved top with a concave inner surface to be positioned adjacent the top of the rail. The longitudinal ribs on the inner surface. The side walls to be positioned adjacent the sides of the upper rail. There are flanges on the bottom of the side walls to contact the bottom of the rail to locate the cover on the rail.
Claims4
A unitary cover adapted to cover the upper rail of a railing, the upper rail having a top and a bottom and sides, the cover comprising:
- a curved top with a concave inner surface to be positioned adjacent the top of the rail;
- a plurality of longitudinal ribs on said inner surface;
- side walls to be positioned adjacent the sides of the upper rail;
- flanges on the ends of the side walls, remote from the curved top, to contact the bottom of the rail to locate the cover on the rail, the cover being of a plastic material and being means for distorting to fit over the rail and then being mean for resiling to contact the rail.
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