Patent ID: 7559536
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A base shoe for railings containing panels comprising: a) a base having a bottom and a pair of sidewalls having an open channel formed therebetween; b) a means for accepting at least one means for holding a panel in place, formed in one of said pair of sidewalls; c) a compression pad, having a horizontal base and a vertical upright portion forming an L-shape, said compression pad being positioned in said open channel such that one side of a panel having two planar sides is positioned against said vertical upright portion of said compression pad and the horizontal base is positioned under an edge of the panel positioned against said compression pad, said compression pad further comprising at least one rectangular groove formed in a side of said vertical upright portion, said at least one groove forming support ribs for the panel and further wherein when said compression pad is positioned within said open channel, said at least one groove is positioned against one of said pair of sidewalls; d) a compression plate having a rectangular cross-section, slidably installed in said open channel such that it rests against the other side of said panel installed in said shoe such that the panel is between the compression pad and the compression plate; and e) a means for holding a panel in place, placed in said means for accepting at least one means for holding a panel in place the holding means applying a clamping force to the compression plate to clamp the panel between the compression pad and the compression plate.