Hand rail mounting system
AssigneeR&B Wagner, Inc.
InventorAlan C. Nash
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Abstract
A hand rail mounting system having a rail with an open end and a barrel with a open end configured to fit about closely about an outer surface of the first rail. The rail may be slidably received within the barrel. A clamp is positioned within the barrel and extends into the open end of the rail, with a portion of the end of the rail between the clamp and the barrel. A screw extends through the barrel and engages the saddle. The screw configured so that rotating the screw will draw the clamp toward the barrel and capture the end of the rail within the barrel between the barrel and the clamp. The end of the rail is generally contained within the barrel.
Claims20
A hand rail system comprising:
- a rail having a first end;
- a barrel with a first open end configured to fit closely about an outer surface of the rail and configured to slidably receive the rail within the barrel so as to facilitate construction of the system by concealing the first end of the rail;
- a clamp positioned within the barrel and extending into the first end of the rail;
- a screw extending through the barrel and engaging the clamp;
- the screw configured so that rotating the screw will draw the clamp toward the barrel such that the clamp engages an inner wall surface of the rail and the barrel engages the outer surface of the rail;
- wherein the first end of the rail is generally contained within the barrel up to the location where the screw extends through the barrel.
A hand rail mounting system with at least one rail comprising:
- a barrel with a first open end configured to fit closely about an outer surface of the at least one rail and configured to slidably receive the at least one rail within the barrel;
- a clamp positioned within the barrel and extending into the at least one rail;
- a screw extending through the barrel and engaging the clamp;
- the screw configured so that rotating the screw will draw the clamp and cause the clamp to contact an inner wall surface of the at least one rail and the barrel to contact the outer surface of the at least one rail to allow expansion and contraction of the rail;
- wherein the at least one rail is slidably received by the barrel no further than the location at which the screw extends through the barrel;
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- a support for mounting the system to a structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.