Stair systems and wall assemblies comprising same
AssigneeDiamond Stairs Inc.
InventorDaniel Colin Meier
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Abstract
A stair system according to one illustrative embodiment comprises: a support body mountable in a wall and comprising a connecting region; a stair body; and a mounting apparatus. The mounting apparatus comprises: a connector connectable to the connecting region of the support body in any one of a plurality of different positions in the connecting region of the support body; and a holder configured to hold the stair body such that when the connector is connected to the connecting region of the support body, the stair body is spaced apart from the support body to permit a wall panel between the stair body and the support body. Wall assemblies comprising such stair systems are also disclosed.
Claims18
A stair system comprising:
- a support body mountable in a wall and comprising a connecting region;
- a stair body;
- and
- a mounting apparatus connectable to the connecting region of the support body in any one of a plurality of different positions in the connecting region of the support body, wherein when the mounting apparatus is connected to the connecting region of the support body, the mounting apparatus is configured to hold the stair body in a position that is spaced apart from the support body and that permits a generally planar wall panel to be positioned between the stair body and the support body and perpendicular to the stair body when the mounting apparatus extends through the wall panel,
- wherein the stair body defines a cavity open at an open end of the stair body, and wherein the mounting apparatus comprises a holding projection sized to be received in the cavity of the stair body.
A method of supporting a stair body relative to a wall, the method comprising:
- connecting a mounting apparatus to one of a plurality of different positions in a connecting region of a support body mounted in the wall;
- and
- holding the stair body on the mounting apparatus in a position that is spaced apart from the support body and that permits a generally planar wall panel to be positioned between the stair body and the support body and perpendicular to the stair body when the mounting apparatus extends through the wall panel, wherein holding the stair body on the mounting apparatus comprises single-cantilevering the stair body only at one end of the stair body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.