WO2006105591A1 - Systeme de barriere - Google Patents

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WO2006105591A1
WO2006105591A1 PCT/AU2006/000444 AU2006000444W WO2006105591A1 WO 2006105591 A1 WO2006105591 A1 WO 2006105591A1 AU 2006000444 W AU2006000444 W AU 2006000444W WO 2006105591 A1 WO2006105591 A1 WO 2006105591A1
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barrier
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Donald Stewart Napier
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Priority to US11/887,739 priority patent/US20090050865A1/en
Priority to EP06721326A priority patent/EP1869268A4/fr
Priority to AU2006230796A priority patent/AU2006230796B2/en
Priority to NZ562947A priority patent/NZ562947A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1842—Balusters; Grille-type elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1812—Details of anchoring to the wall or floor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1851—Filling panels, e.g. concrete, sheet metal panels
    • E04F11/1853—Glass panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1817—Connections therefor
    • E04F2011/1819—Connections therefor between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members
    • E04F2011/1821—Connections therefor between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members between balustrade posts and handrails
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F2011/1868—Miscellaneous features of handrails not otherwise provided for
    • E04F2011/1882—Miscellaneous features of handrails not otherwise provided for with traction cable inside post or rail

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  • This invention relates to a barrier arrangement, a system of a type that can be useful for balustrades, barriers alongside stairs, swimming pool enclosures and other similar applications, also a kit of parts to construct such a barrier or balustrade system or arrangement and a method of constructing such a barrier or balustrade system or arrangement.
  • such wire or wires extend horizontally although for an example such as a stairway, such wire or wires would be expected to follow the slope of the stairs, but nonetheless follow in a more or less parallel way an uppermost handrail which may in some cases be at an inclined angle to the horizontal.
  • Each wire length is conventionally looped at one end to a thimble and then swaged with the swaged loop passing through a D-connector which in turn is secured to the anchor post, and at an opposite end, the wire is secured to its end also as a loop to one end of a turn-buckle where an opposite end of the turn buckle is also then secured to a D-connector secured to the further anchor post.
  • the wire barrier is made up of many fittings and tension adjusters such as turnbuckles, making it very time consuming to install; also all fittings and tension adjusters are visible and where a wire end is looped and swaged there is a cut end which may project as a tail from the loop and this can be very sharp and catch skin and clothes rather nastily. Also the length of wire that needs to be cut needs to be very accurately cut to length because a tumbuckle may typically have only quite a small adjustment range (50mm might be typical).
  • a further significant problem with such an arrangement or system is that the wires extend in the case of a balcony balustrade typically, horizontally and can therefore act as steps for a child to climb up and over the balustrade or barrier.
  • a simple concept of stringing wire may be a method so that its effective parts for barrier purposes are vertical or substantially vertical which reduces the problem of providing a supporting step for a child but this introduces a number of practical problems.
  • a tumbuckle could be used for each vertical wire to effect a tensioning of the respective wire.
  • the problem is seen as two fold namely cost and appearance.
  • the room needed for a turn-buckle and then respective swaged loops in wire to have a connection means that if a barrier is one metre in height then as much as one quarter of the height might be taken for a practical installation having the loops and turnbuckles and connectors.
  • the cost of turnbuckles typically of stainless steel for practical longer-term maintenance is such that it is a very high cost process.
  • it is also very time consuming in construction and perhaps worst of all, the appearance of a number of turnbuckles as well as the tails of swaged ends of wires for each turnbuckle is not considered especially pleasing and these can also be dangerous for raw ends of wire projecting out from a joint. If they are covered this then introduces a cover that would inherently require a cover of substantial height and also a possible higher step from which a child may launch to climb over the barricade.
  • US patent no. 505,781 suffers from the shortcoming that the wires are exposed along the top rail. This produces an aesthetically unpleasing result. Furthermore, the exposure of the wires on the top rail may be uncomfortable on the hand of a person.
  • a barrier arrangement or system with substantially vertical or at least approximately vertical wires or their equivalent being, at least, in the main, a plurality of separate lengths of wire which each have respective ends anchored at a spaced apart position secured either directly or indirectly to a one or both of upper and lower railings of a barrier.
  • the spreader or connector provides a dual tensioner as both legs of the wire can be tightened at the same time.
  • the ends of a respective wire are caused to be bulbous for instance as a lugged end and at a lower position interlock with a bracket at a location spaced transversely distal to a central axis of a threaded shaft with a mutually effective tightening member effective to tighten the wire as between upper and lower railings.
  • a nut which is threadably screwed to a bolt can be used to apply tensile pressure where the bolt is itself anchored by being threaded to a lower railing.
  • An advantage of this arrangement is that by using a spreader being either a spreader bracket or plate which can hold the respective leg or legs of the wire apart a distance (or a similar distance in the case of the two legs) to the distance apart of their respective ends where these are held with respect to an upper railing, means that the tension can be applied firstly by an economic device, and also a device that can be installed in a way that can be used with a very low profile. The tension adjustment is also then able to provide easily a greater range giving far more flexibility for wire length accuracy that was previously needed.
  • the respective ends of the single wire length are arranged so that they can both interlock with a respective one and other of the railings. This is preferably by being passed through a slot in an under or lower side of the upper railing and then being shifted to a position where an aperture is then of a shape which allows for the wire to pass through but will intersect the bulbous end.
  • Such a shape includes a shape which may be referred to as a key hole shape where there are two interconnected apertures one of which is larger than the other and where the larger aperture is chosen to have a sufficiently large diameter to allow a bulbous end of a wire to pass there through but with the other connected aperture to be of smaller diameter which is chosen to effect an intersection so that the bulbous end of the wire will not pass through.
  • the bulbous end or swaged end is securely fixed to the under or lower side of the rail when pushed to one side and in a preferable further feature a plug being of typically rubber or plastic is used to close any remaining open area and it also stops the bulbous end from releasing before tension is applied.
  • each end can have a bulbous end for instance with a clamped ferrule around its end which may be referred to as "lugged" that passes through a larger aperture portion of a keyhole shape and is wider than a smaller aperture of the keyhole shape.
  • the invention can be said to reside in barrier comprising an upper railing and a lower railing, and at least one narrow elongate band but no more than two substantially vertical portions which are positioned to be parallel one with respect to the other, the at least one narrow elongate band being a separate single length of narrow elongate band with thereby two only respective ends, each end anchored at a position which is spaced apart the position of one end being different from the position of the other end, one end being secured either directly or indirectly to a one of the railings and the other end being secured to the same or the other of the railings and there being means to effect a tensioning of respective substantially vertical portions with a tightening arrangement that is adapted to effect tensioning from a tightening means that has its tightening means location that is offset from being in line with a direction of elongation of the one or, in the case of two substantially vertical portions, both of the vertical portions.
  • the invention can be said to reside in a barrier having an upper elongate member, a single length of wire having a first end engaging and being anchored at a first location with the upper member by an interlocking effect, and a further portion of the wire intersecting a tensioning spreader connector located and connected to a lower railing, and adjustable means arranged to effect, by movement of the tensioning spreader connector away from the upper elongate member, tension in the respective portion or portions of the wire between the spreader connector and the upper elongate member.
  • the offset is effected by a spreader.
  • the at least one wire has two only substantially vertical portions and includes therebetween a loop engaged with a spreader with means adjustably attaching the spreader to a one of the railings and the respective ends of the one wire are each attached to the other of the railings.
  • the spreader is attached to a lower member by an adjustment means which includes means adapted to effect a dual tensioning with both legs of the wire being adapted to be tightened at the same time.
  • the invention can be also said to reside in a barrier having an upper elongate member, a single length of wire having a first end engaging at a first location with the upper member, and a second end of the wire engaging at a second location with the upper member which second location is displaced along the length of the upper member from the said first location by a selected distance, and a loop thus formed within the wire and being the wire portion between the first and second locations interengaging with a tensioning spreader connector, and adjustable means arranged to effect by movement of the tensioning spreader connector away from the upper elongate member, tension in the respective portions of the wire between the spreader connector and the upper elongate member.
  • the tensioning spreader holds the wire loop so that respective legs of the wire loop emanate from the spreader at a distance apart which is substantially the same as the said selected distance which is to say the distance each end of the wire is separated where attached to the upper elongate member.
  • Such an arrangement facilitates an arrangement where wire extends between the upper elongate member and the spreader in a direction where the alignment is vertical or approximately vertical and with an opportunity to keep costs low and have a very low profile and at a cost that can be very reasonable.
  • connection to the lower railing can be by a one or more wires having their upper ends each held by interlocking with an upper rail and their lower ends each interlocking by intersecting with an interlocking shape in a plate or bracket which itself is attached to a lower railing by at least one shaft having a screw threaded upper end and a compatible female threaded member to effect a tightening of the bracket and thereby the interconnected wire end or ends with respect to the upper railing.
  • a low profile is achieved by having the wire end intersecting with a bracket at a location which is offset to a side of the axial center of the shaft. Also by using a simple well-established technique of having a lug on the end of the wire this allows also for a displacement that can be efficient in space requirements.
  • the respective ends of the wire each have a bulbous for instance as a lugged end which is arranged to pass through a larger of a connected aperture and interlock with engaged tension a smaller of the interconnecting apertures.
  • a bulbous end can be by reason of a ferrule crimped around an end of the wire.
  • the interconnected apertures are in a form conventionally known as a keyhole shape where there are two interconnected apertures with one smaller in diameter than the other and with the bulbous for instance as a lugged end having a size that will pass through the larger diameter and not the smaller diameter.
  • the upper elongate member or railing is hollow, and there are a plurality of apertures preferably of keyhole shape through a lower side of such a member providing the interlocking shape.
  • the tensioning spreader connector is an elongate member having a central aperture through which a threaded member passes and which is engaged by a threadably engaging member arranged to effectively apply tensioning pressure on the tensioning spreader connector which in turn then applies tension to the wire loop.
  • the connector includes, at each end, a shape through which or into which the wire loop inter-engages.
  • the lower railing can in one case be directly affixed to a floor or base or can be secured by being secured at each respective end to upright posts or the like.
  • This railing can then in a preferred form be an angled steel section, predrilled with spaced apart threaded apertures to receive the respective threaded shafts.
  • An advantage of the invention is that such a cover, in practise, can be of relatively low profile thereby contributing to a very clean appearance of a finished barrier, be this a balustrade or the side of a stairs or any other application.
  • the "wire” is a multi- strand wire of stainless steel strands.
  • this can be said to reside in a kit of parts which includes an upper railing including a plurality of spaced apart apertures, at least one length of wire which is bulbous at each end, a lower railing adapted to have attached to it at spaced apart intervals means to inter- engage or attach to a threaded shaft, a plurality of threaded shafts adapted to inter-engage with or be attached to the lower railing, at least one tension spreader connector having an aperture through which the threaded shaft is adapted to pass, the connector being adapted to inter-engage with the wire to effect a tension in the wire, and a nut or other threaded member adapted to be engaging the thread of the shaft and effect a capturing of the connector to apply tension through this to an inter-engaged wire.
  • this can be said to reside in a method of effecting a barrier with vertical or substantially vertical wires between an upper and lower railing which method includes the steps of effecting an interlocking of an upper end of a wire with a bulbous end with respect to the upper railing, and inter-engaging a lower portion of the wire with a tension spreader connector which is held to the lower railing by engaging with a threaded shaft and threaded nut, and then tightening the nut to effect a tensioning of the wire thereby.
  • the invention can be said to reside in an adjustable barrier comprised of plurality of spaced bands of narrow elongate material, with two adjacent bands being formed from a single piece of the narrow elongate material, said piece of material being doubled over with secured ends and extending through or around a spacer means which is adjustable to adjust the tension in the bands.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a balustrade system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG 2 is a side view of an alternative tensioning device which may be used in the balustrade system of figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of alternative use for the components of the balustrade system shown in figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 is a side view of a balustrade/fence system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 is a side view of a staircase balustrade
  • Figure 6 is a side view of an alternative staircase balustrade
  • Figure 7 is a side view of a balustrade/fence system according to yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 is a detailed view of B of figure 7;
  • Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view through A - A of figure 8.
  • Figure 10 is a detailed view of C of figure 7;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of an alternative form of adjustment mechanism compared to that shown in figure 8.
  • Figure 12A - 12 C are views of yet another form of adjustment mechanism.
  • Fig 13 is a perspective view of a barrier according to a further embodiment
  • Fig 14 is a perspective view of a portion of that barrier being the further embodiment with a lower cover lifted to expose respective tension spreader connectors
  • Fig 15 is a side elevation of the same barrier as in Figs 13 and 14 in this case the respective tension applying connectors being shown in dotted outline
  • Fig 16 is an enlarged view in cross-section illustrating the tension applying connector being held by a nut engaging a threaded shaft which is itself threadably engaging a lower railing
  • Fig 17 is a plan view of this same embodiment from a cross section passing above the lower tensioning arrangement
  • Fig 18 is a side elevation in relation to this further embodiment showing how in this embodiment a post is positioned and secured to a lower railing
  • Fig 19 is a side elevation illustrating the way in which posts are joined to the lower railing
  • Fig 20 is a side view of a plurality of vertical wires where the upper end which is lugged in each case is shown positioned inside the upper railing,
  • Fig 21 is an inside view of an upper railing in relation to this further embodiment showing in perspective the way in which a wire is interlocking with the upper railing by having a lugged end and which is caused to be located in a smaller end of a keyhole type slot in a lower wall of the upper railing,
  • Fig 22 is a perspective view of a second further embodiment where the barrier is provided for a stairway
  • Fig 23 is a side view of the second further embodiment of the invention applied to the balustrade of a stairway where the tension spreader connectors are each shown in dotted outline together with the hold-down bolts
  • Fig 24 is a cross-sectional view in plan of a third further embodiment in which there is a further tension spreader connector so that from the same threaded bolt, three wires can be pulled down in tension with however, also the same very low profile characteristic
  • Fig 25 is a side elevation in cross-section of the third further embodiment as shown in Fig 24,
  • Fig 26 is a cross-sectional view in plan according to a fourth further embodiment in which there is a tension spreader connector with only one wire held in interlocking relationship,
  • Fig 27 is a side elevation of the fourth further embodiment showing both the tension spreader connector applying tension to a single length of wire where this provides a single vertical portion only and where an upper end is interlocking with an upper railing as in the previous embodiment,
  • Fig 28 is a plan view of a fifth further embodiment in which the tension spreader connector is interlocking with two independent wires where each wire has an upper and lower end lugged and in which the lower end is interconnecting with the connector at a spaced position to a side of a tensioning threadably engaging member, and a second of the wires in an oppositely positioned location to the said first and both having their respective ends in interlocking relationship with the upper rail, and
  • Fig 29 is a side elevation of a cross section of the fifth further embodiment as shown in Fig 27,
  • narrow elongate band is intended to be a broad reference which will include single and multi-strand wire.
  • a single piece being doubled over it was intended to mean that there would be two legs of substantially the same length which can be a result from doubling the band over but having of course a portion that extends through or around a spacer which then acts as a spreader and provides the offset alignment which allows for a reduced profile feature.
  • the spacer or spreader is described as a spacer plate in one case or a spacer in another but has for its purpose to provide a tensioning arrangement which effects an interlocking location for the wire which is laterally offset to a threaded shaft which has a female member such as a nut that can be tightened to apply tension.
  • a tensioning arrangement which effects an interlocking location for the wire which is laterally offset to a threaded shaft which has a female member such as a nut that can be tightened to apply tension.
  • the wire (or narrow elongate band in a broader description) is caused to be interlocking with the spacer at least one off set position to an axial center of the threaded shaft.
  • open apertures can be closed with appropriate plugs both to retain in one case a bulbous end in location at a smaller end of a keyhole slot while erecting the assembly before tension is applied and also to keep insects out of hollow cavities and in another case simply to keep the appearance cleaner.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a balustrade system 10.
  • the balustrade system 10 is mounted to the edge of a structure such as a deck 14.
  • the balustrade includes spaced members 12 between which a module 16 is mounted.
  • the module 16 is mounted between a post member 12 and an upright 15 forming part of the structure 14.
  • the module 16 is in the form of an upper rail 18 and a lower rail 20.
  • Bands 22 of narrow elongate material such as wire extend between the two rails 18, 20.
  • Each band 22 constitutes a separate piece of wire with its ends fixed by welding or a fastener to the rails 18, 20.
  • the bands are made up of a number of wires whereby each wire forms two bands by threading the wire through to apertures 42 provided in the lower rail 20.
  • the units of rails 18, 20 and wires 22 may be prefabricated prior to transportation to the site where they are to be installed. Additionally, the modules 16 include a cover 24 with an elongated slot 26 extending along its length. The slot enables the cover 24 to slide over the rail 18. In the prefabricated module 16 which is brought to the site, the cover may be assembled with the upper rail 18 or alternatively may be separate therefrom and assembled in situ.
  • the balustrade is assembled by installing the post members 12 at regular spaced locations along the edge of the deck 14.
  • the lower rail 20 is secured to the deck 14 by means of fasteners 28.
  • the post member 12 is provided with a coupling in the form of spigot 30 to project into the end of the cover 24.
  • the post member 12 also includes a tensioning device 32 in the form of a thread adjuster which has a rotatable plate 34 to raise the upright portion 36 of the post member 12 to thereby raise the spigot 30.
  • a tensioning device 32 in the form of a thread adjuster which has a rotatable plate 34 to raise the upright portion 36 of the post member 12 to thereby raise the spigot 30.
  • the tensioning device 32 is then operated to raise the spigot 30 and tension the wires 22.
  • a similar post member 12 is provided at the other end of the module 16.
  • a dedicated tension device 38 is secured to the upright 15 of the structure.
  • This tensioning device 38 includes a spigot to assemble with the cover 24 whereby the position of the spigot 40 is movable up and down relative to the upright 16.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates that the lower rail 20 may be secured directly to the deck 14, in another embodiment, a lower cover may be provided, similar to the cover 24, with the cover able to be secured to lower spigots provided on respective spaced post members 12.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative form of a tensioning device 44.
  • the tensioning device 44 is incorporated into the upper end of a modified post member 12'.
  • the post member 12' has a top plate 45 having an internal aperture 43 to receive a bracket 46.
  • the bracket 46 is T shaped having spigot portions 47 at each end of the upper part of the T while the lower part of the T is in the form of an externally threaded rod 49 which is matingly or cooperatively received in the threaded aperture 43.
  • the spigot portions 47 are adapted to receive the ends of the covers 24.
  • the tensioning device 44 also includes a height adjusting nut 48 which may be rotated by the installer to move the bracket 46 upwardly and thereby tension the wires 22.
  • FIG. 3 shows the versatility of many of the components used in the balustrading system of figures 1 and 2. Like numerals represent like parts.
  • the spaced post members 12' support the cover 24 in the manner explained in conjunction with figure 2.
  • the post members 12' also support lower covers 24" in fixed disposition.
  • the lower covers 24" are of the same form as the upper cover 24.
  • the covers 24, 24" have opposing slots in which a glass panel 50 may be received.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative form of the invention in which a prefabricated module 16' is provided between two post members 12".
  • the module 16' is comprised of two uprights 52, 54 having wires 22 extending therebetween.
  • the uprights 52, 54 may each be comprised of an inner rail surrounded by an outer cover as with previous embodiments.
  • the wires 22 may be directly secured to the uprights 52, 54.
  • the upright 52 may be fixedly secured to one of the post members 12".
  • the upright 54 may be movably secured to the other post member 12" with an adjustment device 58 being provided to facilitate movement of the upright 54 relative to the associated post member 12" to facilitate tensioning of the wires 22.
  • FIG 5 illustrates how the balustrade system may be adapted for use with a staircase 60.
  • the balustrade system 10 can be adapted to a staircase provided appropriate angled couplings are provided between the post members 12' and the upper and lower covers 24, 24'.
  • the lower rail 20 may be directly secured to the staircase structure.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates another form of the fence/balustrade secured to a structure such as a deck 14.
  • the balustrade is made up of spaced posts 70 which are connected via connectors 72 to an upper rail 74.
  • a lower rail 76 also extends between the two posts 70.
  • a plurality of bands 22 of narrow elongate materials such as wire extend between the two rails 74, 76.
  • Each two adjacent bands 22 is formed from a separate piece of wire which is secured at its top ends as shown in figure 10 and doubled over in the vicinity of the lower rail 76.
  • FIGS 8 and 9 illustrate the configuration where the wire is doubled over.
  • the wire 22 extends around a spacer plate 78.
  • the spacing plate 78 is adjustably connected to the lower rail 76 by means of two spaced threaded rods 80.
  • Adjustment nuts 82 are provided at the top of each of the threaded rods 80. Their adjustment will affect the tension in the wire 22.
  • two bands 22 of wire can be adjusted in tandem.
  • the adjustment mechanism comprising the spacing plate 78, threaded rods 80, adjustment nuts 82 may be covered by a cover plate 84 which is semi- cylindrical as shown.
  • the cover plate 84 has spaced holes to allow the wire to pass through.
  • grommets may be provided to seal the holes and prevent the egress of water into the adjustment mechanism.
  • the cover plate 84 need not be semi-cylindrical and could be of a U-shaped cross-section.
  • the lower rail 76 may be secured directly into the decking material of the deck 14 by screws 86 or like fasteners. Additionally, as shown in figure 8, a washer 88 may be disposed between the adjustment nut and the spacing plate 78.
  • Figure 10 illustrates the form of the upper rail 74 and the connection of the wires 22 thereto.
  • the upper rail 74 is provided in the form of a stainless steel pipe having keyhole apertures 90 at spaced locations.
  • the ends of the wires 22 are provided with lugged ends which may be received into the larger portion of a respective keyhole slot. Once inserted through the keyhole slots 90, the lugged ends are retained in the narrower portion of the keyhole slots 90. A plug may be inserted into the larger portion of the keyhole slot 90 to prevent removal of the wires 22.
  • FIG 11 illustrates a slightly modified form of the embodiment illustrated in figures 7 to 10.
  • the adjustment mechanism is provided with a single threaded rod 80' and adjustment nut 82'.
  • the spacer plate 78' is of narrow elongate configuration, the length of which sets the spacing between the two bands 22 of the single piece of wire.
  • Figure 12 illustrates a modified form of the embodiment illustrated in figures 7 to 10.
  • the lower rail 76' is in the form of a right angled section.
  • Mounted to this angled section 76' are two guides 92 around which the wire forming the two bands 22 extends.
  • the wire is secured at its top ends in a similar manner to that shown in figure 10.
  • Also mounted to the lower rail 76' is a tensioning wheel 94.
  • the tensioning wheel 94 has two lugs which are approximately diametrically opposed.
  • the wire extends between the two lugs. Rotation of the tension wheel 94 takes up any slack in the wire and thereby increases the tension of the bands 22.
  • a locking plate 96 is provided to secure the tension wheel 94 in the selected position.
  • the bottom rail 76 may be secured the decking 14. Alternatively, it may be spaced from the decking and extend between two adjacent posts 70.
  • a barrier 100 which is provided by a plurality of vertical wires shown typically at 101 which extend between an upper railing 102 and a lower railing 103.
  • a plurality of posts shown typically at 104 which are located at spaced apart intervals, the distance apart being selected to be appropriate to have the plurality of wires 101 with in each case a vertical portion 118 able to be spaced apart both equally from one another and from an equal distance from the post at each end.
  • the appearance of a barrier constructed according to this further embodiment provides an extremely pleasing appearance where none of the interconnecting elements or tensioning elements are obviously visible and where a cover 105 can be located so as to cover the lower tensioning members but at the same time will not of itself provide a step which is substantially elevated to assist a young person to step up and over the barrier or barricade 100.
  • Each wire in this case 101 is a leg of a single length of wire which is in the form of a loop where the respective ends of each single piece have a compressed lug shown typically at 106 which are positioned so as to be held in an interlocking position with respect to the upper railing and at a lower end the loop of the single length of wire is interlocking with a tensioning spreader connector shown typically at 107.
  • the tensioning spreader connector 107 has a central aperture 108, and at opposite ends and an equal distance apart from the central aperture 108 a slot 109 in one case and 110 in the other.
  • the wire 101 passes through the slot 109 to extend then beneath the connector 107 to then exit upwardly through the slot 110.
  • a single threaded shaft 109 projects vertically from threaded engagement in threaded aperture 110 in a base plate 111 which itself is one side of a right angle member 112 where the other side is a vertical plate at 113.
  • Connector 107 is able to be tensioned by use of a nut 114 which is screwed to tighten the tension by being screwed around the thread of the shaft 109.
  • each of the connectors 107 include rearwardly extending legs 115 which engage against the rear side of the lower railing 113.
  • the elongate length defined by an inner end of each of the slots 109 and 110 plus the thickness of the wire 101 is equal to half the distance between the central axial centres of adjacent threaded shafts 109.
  • An advantage of this arrangement is that it can be achieved using components that need not be exotic and which can be prepared from steel and protected by appropriate coatings such as galvanising and by using the cover as shown at 116 this both protects the underneath materials and maintains the good appearance.
  • the low profile is also achieved by having tension effected by an adjustable tension-applying device, eg the threaded shaft and a nut, being transferred laterally to the axial centre of such a shaft.
  • an adjustable tension-applying device eg the threaded shaft and a nut
  • a cover 116 which is of U shape with the open mouth of the U shape in cross-section being lower-most and there being a plurality of apertures shown typically at 117 through which the respective wires 101 can be fed and so that the cover 116 can then fit so as to encompass the lower railing 112 and which can either be left in that position loosely or it can be locked in position perhaps by means not shown but as an example a text screw mutually engaging between the respective parts.
  • each aperture 117 is big enough for a bulbous end to pass through such an aperture and if subsequently appropriate, this can either be left wider or it can be filled with an appropriate filler or grommet which is not specifically shown in the drawings.
  • Each end of the wire 101 is bulbous in that there is then an ability to easily effect an interlocking effect with a slot or other appropriately shaped aperture.
  • babous is intended however, to indicate that there is a portion at or towards the end of the wire which is wider than a portion further from the end of the wire.
  • a multi-strand wire is used which has compressed around its end 119 a lug 120.
  • This metal lug 120 relies upon the characteristics of the metal to hold this tight around the end 119 and with sufficient compression to ensure that an expected tension in the arrangement will not cause the lug 120 to dislodge from its compressed position around the end 119.
  • a keyhole slot arrangement 121 which includes a portion of broader diameter 122 and a portion of lesser diameter 123.
  • the portion of larger diameter 122 is of such a size as to allow the passage of the lug 120 in its compressed form as shown to pass through this, and there is a narrow neck 124 the distance apart however, being greater than that required to allow the wire 101 where it is not bulbous to pass thereby and of course the diameter of the smaller portion 123 is such that it will not allow the lug and with it the attached end of the wire 119 to pass thereby.
  • Such an arrangement is repeated as an aperture at spaced apart intervals along the lower side of the upper railing, which in this case is a hollow tube, and these keyhole slots which appropriately can be cut economically by for instance a laser cutter, can thereby provide an interlocking attachment for the respective ends of the wire 101.
  • the distance between respective ends 119 of wire 101 when in their appropriately positioned interlocking position with the smaller apertures 123 will be that distance which corresponds also to the distance by which the wire 101 is separated at the bottom allowing however, for the thickness of the wire so that the wires from their position at the bottom to the upper railing will be substantially parallel.
  • the connector 107 is slightly displaced to one side or another of the shaft 109 and so on.
  • the intention is to have substantially vertical parallel wires which will thereby not provide footholds for children and which will be able to provide a very low profile tensioning system in a way which is both very practical and economic to put into place.
  • the lower railing 112 in this embodiment as specifically shown in Fig 16 is secured in a lowermost position by having hardened nails 125 caused to pass through the bottom plate 111 into a concrete floor 126.
  • the lower railing is secured to a side stringer by having a mutually engaging holding member such as a screw passing through the back plate 113 and into the stringer.
  • the lower railing 112 is secured to the ends of joists.
  • the upper railing 102 is a hollow metal member which is of continuous cross section along its length and which is supported at each end by inter-engagement with a connector bracket 130 which is also supported by interlocking with an upper end 131 of a post 132.
  • the post 132 is secured in this case by a bracket 133 (Fig 19) so that a lower end of the post 132 sits upon the bottom plate 111 of the lower railing 112 and is held by being pinned to the back plate 113 of this.
  • this illustrates how both the upper and lower railings can be inclined, for instance, to provide a barrier for stairs in which the upper railing is a handrail and how the concept of this invention applies very appropriately also to this arrangement.
  • the wires in this case shown typically at 140 are held by a tension spreader connector typically at 141 where the wires are in a loop with both otherwise free ends 142 being in an interlocking relationship with an upper railing 143.
  • each keyhole slot which is included in spaced apart relationships along the length of the upper railing which is a hollow tube 143 are orientated so that the larger diameter portion of a keyhole slot is higher than the portion with the smaller diameter.
  • a further system includes a spreader connector which is appropriate for a single wire where an upper end of the wire is bulbous and is interconnected in the upper railing, but at the lower end is also bulbous and interconnects with a further slot of a connector.
  • a connector 150 which includes oppositely positioned slots 151 and 152 which capture and provide an interlocking engagement in relation to wire 153.
  • a further connector 154 which has an aperture 155 through which shaft 156 extends and this is then threadably engaging with nut 157.
  • this connector 154 There is a width of this connector 154 so that there is an inner edge 158 which bears against an upright side 159 of the lower railing 160.
  • the connector 154 has at an outermost end 161 a slot 162 which defines by reason of its distance from an axial centre of the shaft 156 a distance which is 1 1/2 times the modular distance allowing however, for the width of the wire, in this case a single wire 163.
  • This single wire 163 is arranged to be and provides a single vertical barrier portion with a lowermost like end 164 interlocking with the slot 162, and an upper lugged end 165 interlocking with the smaller diameter of a keyhole slot 166 as previously described.
  • the upper ends of the wire 151 and 152 lugged ends at 170 and 171 and these are interlocking with respective keyhole shapes 172 and 173 which are apertures in the lower surface of a hollow tubular upper ailing 174.
  • the shaft 156 is a threaded shaft and includes a threadable engagement with a lower plate 175 at 176.
  • the lower railing 180 includes a threaded shaft 181 which is threadably engaged within a bottom plate 182 at 183.
  • An upper end of the wire 187 is also lugged as in 190 and this fits with interlocking engagement through keyhole slot 191 as previously described.
  • the tension is supplied by a nut.
  • the sides of the aperture as with other brackets at 185 in the connector 184 is chosen so that it will freely slide along the length of the threaded shaft 181 but will not be so open so that when there is caused to be tension on the wire 187, by pushing down through the screwing of the nut 192, this will in effect limit any extensive inclination of the connector plate 184.
  • the lower railing 202 is pinned by pins 203 and 204 to a concrete flooring 205. While through the specification the description has referred to a threaded shaft, this can also be a bolt with a head beneath the lower railing and acting as a spacer between the railing and a lowermost floor.

Abstract

La présente invention décrit une barrière ayant une glissière supérieure (102) et une glissière inférieure (103), et au moins un câble (101) avec une ou deux parties sensiblement verticales (118) qui sont positionnées de manière à être parallèles, chaque extrémité étant ancrée en une position qui est espacée, la position d’une extrémité étant différente de la position de l’autre extrémité, une extrémité étant fixée à une des glissières et l’autre extrémité étant fixée à la même ou à l’autre glissière. Il y a un dispositif de serrage qui fournit aussi une barre d’écartement adaptée pour réaliser une tension à partir de moyens de serrage et dont l’emplacement des moyens de serrage est décalé par rapport à l’alignement avec une direction d’étirement d’une ou, dans le cas de deux portions sensiblement verticales, de deux portions verticales.
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