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US 7,243,473 B2Granted
Post assembly and trim ring
OwnerChristopher J. Terrelsinventor
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An assembly for posts includes a rigid interior column and a decorative shell mounted around the column. The interior column is anchored to a base that is mountable to a floor, ceiling or other support structure. The base has one or more vertical uprights configured to support the interior column and/or shell. The interior column is supported in a socket in the base. The column may be secured to the base by a latch that positively engages the column and the socket. The latch operates independently of any weight bearing down on the column. The column may be secured to both the floor and the ceiling by latches that cooperate with bases on both ends of the column. An optional trim with interlocking pieces may be installed around the shell to provide a decorative transition where the post mounts to a floor, ceiling or other structure.
A frame apparatus comprising a plurality of interlocking identically configured pieces, each piece having a first extension and a second extension extending perpendicularly from the first extension, wherein each of said first and second extensions has an internal channel with one or more ratchet teeth in said channel, the ratchet teeth in the channels of the first extensions being adapted to lockingly engage the ratchet teeth in the channels of the second extensions of the adjoining pieces, the first extension of each piece adapted to receive the second extension of another piece in a telescoping connection, wherein said ratchet teeth in the first and second extensions are configured to slidably engage to allow the second extension to slide relative to the first extension into the channel, and further configured to lockingly engage to substantially prevent reverse sliding of the second extension relative to the first extension, such that the second extension is locked in engagement with the first extension.
A frame apparatus for concealing a joint between the end of an upright tubular shell and a transverse support joined to said shell, the shell having a rectangular outline with a width dimension and a length dimension, said frame comprising a plurality of interlocking identically configured pieces,
A frame apparatus comprising a plurality of interlocking identically configured pieces, each piece having a first extension and a second extension extending perpendicularly from the first extension, the first extension of each piece having an internal channel adapted to receive the second extension of another piece in a telescoping connection, said internal channel in the first extension having a plurality of ratchet teeth configured to mate with a plurality of ratchet teeth on the second extension, wherein said ratchet teeth in the first and second extensions are configured to slidably engage to allow the second extension to slide relative to the first extension into the channel, and further configured to lockingly engage to substantially prevent reverse sliding of the second extension relative to the first extension, such that the second extension is locked in engagement with the first extension, said frame pieces being interconnected to form a hollow rectangular frame, said frame apparatus in combination with:
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