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US 9,784,011 B2Granted
Railing system and picket for a railing system
AssigneePeak Innovations Inc.
InventorSimon Walker
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Abstract
A picket for a railing system comprises an elongated body with one or more walls and first and second ends. The first and second ends engage the top and bottom rails, respectively, of the railing system. The picket also comprises one or more cutouts formed along one or more of the walls. Each of the cutouts engages one of the plurality of spacers. The cutouts are proximal to the first and second ends of the pickets.
Claims15
A railing system comprising:
- a top rail;
- a bottom rail, wherein said top rail and said bottom rail each comprise first and second substantially parallel elongated sidewalls;
- one or more pickets extending between said top rail and said bottom rail, at least one of said pickets comprising:
- four walls comprising first and second sets of opposed walls, wherein said first set of opposed walls comprises a substantially continuous surface and wherein said second set of opposed walls comprises one or more cutouts formed therealong;
- and
- first and second ends for engaging said top and bottom rails, wherein a portion of said first set of opposed walls proximal to said first and second ends are in direct contact with said sidewalls of said top and bottom rails, respectively;
- wherein each of said cutouts is proximal to one of said first and second ends and wherein said cutouts generally extend between said sidewalls;
- and
- a plurality of spacers, at least one of said spacers comprising:
- a substantially planar portion;
- wings extending away from said planar portion, wherein said wings extend staggered, and parallel, to said planar portion;
- and
- one or more spacer ends, wherein said spacers engage one of said top rail or said bottom rail and wherein said spacer ends engage said cutouts;
- wherein said cutouts extend for a height on said second set of opposed walls at least equal to a distance between said planar portion and said wings.
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A railing system comprising:
- a top rail comprising:
- a top planar member;
- and
- first and second substantially parallel elongated top sidewalls extending perpendicularly from said top planar member;
- a bottom rail comprising:
- a bottom planar member;
- and
- first and second substantially parallel elongated bottom sidewalls extending perpendicularly from said bottom planar member;
- one or more pickets extending between said top rail and said bottom rail, at least one of said pickets comprising:
- four walls comprising first and second sets of opposed walls, wherein said first set of opposed walls comprises a substantially continuous surface and wherein said second set of opposed walls comprises one or more cutouts formed therealong;
- and
- first and second ends for engaging said top and bottom rails, wherein a portion of said first set of opposed walls proximal to said first end is in direct contact with said top sidewalls and another portion of said first set of opposed walls proximal to said second end is in direct contact with said bottom sidewalls;
- wherein each of said cutouts is proximal to one of said first and second ends and wherein said cutouts generally extend horizontally between either said top sidewalls or said bottom sidewalls;
- and
- a plurality of spacers, said spacers comprising:
- a substantially planar portion;
- wings extending away from said planar portion, wherein said wings extend staggered, and parallel, to said planar portion;
- and
- first and second spacer ends, wherein said spacers engage one of said top rail or said bottom rail and wherein at least one of said first and second spacer ends engage one of said cutouts;
- wherein said cutouts extend for a height on said second set of opposed walls at least equal to a distance between said planar portion and said wings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.