Patent ID: 11939789
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 15:
16. A method for assembling a cable rail assembly, the method comprising:
providing first and second post sleeves, each having a plurality of holes located along a length of the post sleeve;
providing first and second support posts, which share a common configuration, each having a first plurality of cable receivers spaced along a first length of the support post and a second plurality of cable receivers spaced along a second length of the support post in opposition to and in alignment with the first plurality of cable receivers;
positioning the first post sleeve over the first support post to form a first cable rail support;
positioning the second post sleeve over the second support post to form a second cable rail support;
passing a first cable rail fitting at least partially through a hole of the first post sleeve and coupling the first cable rail fitting to a cable receiver of the first support post, the first cable rail fitting having a first end for receiving a cable and a second end for
coupling to the cable receiver, wherein each cable receiver of the first and second support posts is sized to receive the first cable rail fitting;
coupling a first end portion of a cable to the first support post via the first cable rail fitting, the second end of the first cable rail fitting extending through the hole of the first post sleeve and engaging with the cable receiver,
wherein each cable receiver of the first and second support posts is sized to receive the cable therethrough and wherein each of the plurality of holes of the first and second post sleeves is located to align with a respective one of the cable receivers of the first and second support posts to enable the cable to be passed through respective ones of the first plurality and second plurality of cable receivers and corresponding aligned holes of the first or second post sleeves, and thereby enable each of the first and second support posts to be used as an end post or an intermediate post,
passing a second cable rail fitting at least partially through a hole of the second post sleeve and coupling the second cable rail fitting to a cable receiver of the second support post, the second cable rail fitting having a first end for receiving the cable and a second end for coupling to the cable receiver; and
coupling a second end portion of the cable to the second support post via the second cable rail fitting, the second end of the second cable rail fitting extending through the hole of the second post sleeve and engaging with the cable receiver; and
rotating the one or more of the second ends of the first and second cable rail fittings to tension the cable between the first and second support posts.