Cable railing

A railing system comprising:

• a pair of tubular vertical members, each having at least one wall with an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface of the at least one wall defining a cavity within the tubular member;
• a pair of cable receiving assemblies, each cable receiving assembly attached to one of the pair of vertical members and having a cavity therein with an outwardly facing opening for receiving a cable;
• and
• a cable having opposed ends, wherein each of the opposed ends is inserted into one of the outwardly facing openings and at least one of the opposed ends is terminated in one of the pair of cable receiving assemblies,
• wherein at least one of the pair of cable receiving assemblies comprises:
• a tubular receiving insert having an inside terminal end with an opening therein, an outside terminal end with an opening therein, a tubular threaded portion having inner threads between the inside and outside terminal ends of the tubular receiving insert, and a tubular non-threaded portion beginning at an outward end of the first tubular threaded portion and terminating at the outside terminal end of the tubular receiving insert, the tubular receiving insert permanently affixed at the outside terminal end to the at least one wall of at least one of the vertical members such that the inside terminal end and at least a portion of the inner threads of the tubular receiving member are located within the cavity of the tubular member,
• a tubular threaded insert having a first terminal end with an opening therein, a second terminal end with an opening therein, a first portion having outer threads between the first and second terminal ends of the threaded insert, a second non-threaded portion with a head thereon at the second terminal end of the threaded insert, and a tapered inner surface at the second terminal end of the threaded insert, the tubular threaded insert threaded into the receiving insert such that the first terminal end and at least a portion of the outer threads of the tubular threaded insert are located within the cavity of the tubular member, the head having a plurality of opposing planer surfaces that accommodate a tool for threading the threaded insert into the receiving insert, and
• at least two wedge locks inserted within the threaded insert, each of the wedge locks having a tapered outside surface that acts against the tapered inner surface of the threaded insert and at least one tension surface that clamps onto the cable inserted within the assembly;
• and
• wherein the tubular threaded portion has a first diameter and the tubular non-threaded portion has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, therewith forming a shelf within the tubular receiving insert, and wherein the second non-threaded portion at the second terminal end of the threaded insert is dimensioned to prevent the tubular threaded insert from being threaded beyond the shelf.