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US3689032A
US3689032A US12414A US3689032DA US3689032A US 3689032 A US3689032 A US 3689032A US 12414 A US12414 A US 12414A US 3689032D A US3689032D A US 3689032DA US 3689032 A US3689032 A US 3689032A
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Ernst Von Wedel
Siegfried Rodefeld
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
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  • the present invention relates to a railing, specially for use on balconies, staircases and the like.
  • the present invention has as its objective to provide a railing which is economical, simple in construction and which can be easily assembled at minimum cost.
  • Such a railing comprises an upper and a lower rail spaced from one another and each comprising at least one major surface extending in direction of elongation of the rails, and openings provided in the major surfaces of the rails spaced longitudinally thereof.
  • Upright rail support means interconnect the upper and lower rails and have connecting portions which extend at least in part into corresponding openings, and socket means are provided at least in the region of the connecting portions. Wedge means are wedged into the socket means for expanding the connecting portions in the openings to thereby firmly connect the support means to the upper and lower rails, while anchoring means for anchoring the railing at a desired location are provided at longitudinally spaced locations of the railing.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a railing used for a balcony or the like, according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a railing used for a staircase
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-section taken on the line III-III of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 shows a cross-section taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 partly in cross-section, shows particulars of the embodiment of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 perspectively shows a connecting member incorporated in the embodiment of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 7 shows a further connecting member incorporated in the embodiment of FIG. 2.
  • the railing shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is seen to comprise an upper rail 1, a lower rail 2, a plurality of balusters 3 interconnecting the upper rail 1 and the lower rail 2, and anchoring rods 4 positioned at longitudinally spaced locations of the rails 1 and 2.
  • the anchoring rods 4 are spaced relative to one another by a predetermined distance, for example a distance of l.20 meters.
  • the lower ends of these anchoring rods are anchored in a surface, for example in the surface of a balcony, staircase or the like.
  • each of the anchoring rods 4 Connected to the upper end of each of the anchoring rods 4 is the upper rail 1 by means of a connecting member 7, such as a nail whose stem may be twisted at least in the region of its free end.
  • a connecting member 7 is provided with a head 8 for retaining purposes.
  • Ribs 9 are provided which taper in direction away from the head 8 and which cut into the strap section 6 of the upper rail 1 as the connecting member 7e.g., nail -is driven in from above (see FIG. 3). The twist of the stem furnishes an additional retentive force between the rail 1 and the respective anchoring rod 1.
  • the strap section 6 of the rails is of upwardly open with reference to its position when in use -cross-section, and its upwardly open side is covered with a suitable cap 11 which may, but need not be of synthetic plastic material and is snapped (as shown) or otherwise secured to strap section 6.
  • the rods 4 can be used as thus far described. However, it is also possible and shown in FIG. 3 for them to be encased with jackets l2 and 13. Of these, the jacket 12 surrounds the rod 4 intermediate the upper and lower rails l and 2, abutting against both of them, whereas the jacket 13 surrounds the rod 4 intermediate the lower rail 2 and the ground or other support matter in which the bifurcated lower end portion 5 of the rod 4 is embedded.
  • jackets 12 and 13 with inner centering ribs 14 extending axially of the respective jackets; the inner free edges of these ribs 14 may be constructed as cutting edges and the relationship between them and the rods 4 so selected that these edges penetrate the respectively juxtaposed surfaces of the rods 4 as these are introduced into the jackets 12 and 13, the purpose being to guard against looseness of the jackets.
  • balusters 3 which are located intermediate the rods 4 and also connecting the rails l and 2, is shown in FIG. 4 It is preferred that these balusters 3 are profiled members of substantially Z-shaped crosssection (see FIG. 4), the side portions of the profile including with the center portion and with suitable wall portions, the grooves 15 and 16. These extend advantageously over the entire length of the balusters'3 and are open not only at the ends but also at one side as shown. Of course, the grooves 15 and 16 could also be provided only at the opposite upper and lower ends of the balusters 3.
  • FIG. 6 One of the connecting members 17 is shown in FIG. 6, but it is emphasized that it is exemplary only and that others may also find use.
  • the one illustrated in FIG. 6 has a free drive-in end portion 18 which is twisted about the axis of the member 17 through a certain angle, for instance 30, with reference to the trailing or head end portion.
  • the member 17 is of generally polygonal cross-section and taper and towards the end portion 18. The cross-section and the taper serve to obtain the desired outward deformation of the walls bounding the grooves and 16, and the twist of the end portion 18 superimposes upon this deformation a torsional stress which is transmitted to the material of rails l and 2 which bounds the respective openings in which the balusters 3 are anchored.
  • FIGS. 5 and 7 are concerned with details of the type of railing construction shown in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 2 there are rail portions of the upper and lower rails 1 and 2 which extend substantially horizontal, and other rail portions which are connected to them but are inclined to the horizontal, namely those which extend from the upper to the lower of the illustrated steps.
  • the degree of inclination will depend upon the rise of the steps.
  • a hinged strap 19 which is shown in detail in FIGS. 5 and 7. It comprises a pin 20 which tiltably connects the strap portions 21 and 22 in the manner of a hinge.
  • the strap portions are each positioned on the upwardly facing surface of the adjacent ends of the strap sections 6 and abut laterally against the side walls of the strap sections underneath the ribs 23 of the strap sections 6 (see FIGS. 3 and 5).
  • Set screws 24 are threaded into the holes provided (see FIG.
  • balusters 3 In addition to, or in place of the balusters 3 it is also possible to mount plate members between the upper and lower rails, for instance if the railing is for a balcony where privacy is desired which would not be afforded by the spaced-apart balusters 3.
  • Such plates may be of different materials, such as plastic, vitreous material such as glass, wood, Eternit which is a tradename for a commercially available composition material, or of other materials.
  • a railing comprising elongated upper and lower rails spaced from one another and each comprising at least one major surface extending in direction of elongation of said rails, and openings of predetermined cross-section provided longitudinally spaced in the major surfaces of said rails; upright elongated rail support means interconnecting said upper and lower rails and having connecting portions matingly extending at least in part into said openings and provided with exposed surfaces; socket means in form of longitudinally extending grooves in said exposed surfaces at least in the region of said connecting portions; elongated, helically twisted wedge means of polygonal cross-section configurated so as to turn when driven into said grooves and to expand said connecting portions in said openings for maintaining said support means connected to said upper and lower rails in torsional-stress transmitting relationship; and anchoring means for anchoring said railing at a desired location.
  • said wedge means comprise a wedge member having a stem portion and a head portion, and wherein said stem portion is twisted about its longitudinal axis through 30 relative to said head portion.
  • said wedge means comprises wedge members each having a head portion and an elongated stern portion twisted relative to said head portion about its longitudinal axis.
  • wedge members have a tapering shaft portion intermediate said head portion and said stem portion, said shaft portion having a polygonal cross section.
  • said upright rail support means comprises a plurality of parallel elongated balusters spaced from one another in direction of elongation of said rails, and having upper and lower ends constituting said connecting portions, and wherein said grooves each extend over the entire length of said balusters between said upper and lower ends thereof.
  • each of said elongated balusters comprises an upper and a lower end constituting said connecting portions; and wherein said socket means comprises two of said grooves in the region of each of said ends.
  • connecting members each comprising a wider head portion engaging said upper rail, and a narrower stem portion lodged in the respective upper end portion.
  • said anchoring means further comprising a jacket member enclosing the respective support bar intermediate said upper and lower rails and having upper and lower edges respec-

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US3858850A (en) * 1973-08-21 1975-01-07 W T Ind Inc Adjustable picket rail assembly for stairways
US3991981A (en) * 1975-08-11 1976-11-16 Sin An Wu Balustrade with adjustable supporting balusters
US4451025A (en) * 1982-09-16 1984-05-29 Speral Aluminium Inc. Hand railing assembly
US5029818A (en) * 1989-05-22 1991-07-09 Robern, Inc. Rail system for stairs, balconies and the like
GR1001354B (el) * 1991-05-31 1993-10-29 Makedoniki Oreichalkourgia G P Συναρμολογημένα κάγκελα σκάλας από στοιχεία αλουμινίου.
US5820111A (en) * 1996-11-05 1998-10-13 Ross; Nancy A. Modular stairway and balcony railing system
US6059269A (en) * 1996-11-05 2000-05-09 Ross; Nancy A. Modular stairway and balcony railing system
US6719278B2 (en) * 2001-03-12 2004-04-13 Brite Manufacturing Inc. Handrail system and kit
US6752385B2 (en) * 2002-02-12 2004-06-22 Paul Robert Zen Railing system
EP1640529A1 (de) * 2004-09-28 2006-03-29 Norsk Hydro Asa Sicherheitsgeländer
US20090189045A1 (en) * 2008-01-28 2009-07-30 Peckovich William N Edge Protector
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US2846249A (en) * 1952-10-30 1958-08-05 American Hospital Supply Corp Joint for tubular members
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US3858850A (en) * 1973-08-21 1975-01-07 W T Ind Inc Adjustable picket rail assembly for stairways
US3991981A (en) * 1975-08-11 1976-11-16 Sin An Wu Balustrade with adjustable supporting balusters
US4451025A (en) * 1982-09-16 1984-05-29 Speral Aluminium Inc. Hand railing assembly
US5029818A (en) * 1989-05-22 1991-07-09 Robern, Inc. Rail system for stairs, balconies and the like
GR1001354B (el) * 1991-05-31 1993-10-29 Makedoniki Oreichalkourgia G P Συναρμολογημένα κάγκελα σκάλας από στοιχεία αλουμινίου.
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US6059269A (en) * 1996-11-05 2000-05-09 Ross; Nancy A. Modular stairway and balcony railing system
US6719278B2 (en) * 2001-03-12 2004-04-13 Brite Manufacturing Inc. Handrail system and kit
US6752385B2 (en) * 2002-02-12 2004-06-22 Paul Robert Zen Railing system
EP1640529A1 (de) * 2004-09-28 2006-03-29 Norsk Hydro Asa Sicherheitsgeländer
FR2875830A1 (fr) * 2004-09-28 2006-03-31 Norsk Hydro As Garde-corps de protection
US20090189045A1 (en) * 2008-01-28 2009-07-30 Peckovich William N Edge Protector
USD805653S1 (en) * 2016-02-12 2017-12-19 Cpg International Llc Railing top rail

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