Patent ID: 7134647
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An assembly comprising: a) a rail having an open end and having an opening disposed therethrough; b) a post having an opening disposed therethrough; and c) a lock formed to be disposed in the open end of said rail, said lock comprising: d) a plurality of sides; e) a tab extending outwardly from a side of said lock, said tab being resilient and displaceable from a first position; and f) a locking member extending outwardly from a side of said lock, said locking member being resilient and displaceable from a first position; g) wherein, said tab is displaced from said first position by an interior surface of said rail when said lock is disposed within the open end of said rail, said tab returning to said first position when said tab is aligned with the opening in said rail and disposed therethrough securing said lock within said rail; and h) wherein, said locking member is displaced from said first position by an edge of the opening in the post when the end of said rail and a portion of said lock including said locking member are being disposed through the opening in said post, said locking member returning to said first position when said locking member is disposed through the opening in said post; and thereby securing said rail and said post to one another.