Patent ID: 6017019
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: E04F,E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A modular railing comprising:a plurality of upright posts;a plurality of composite handrails extending between adjacent ones of said upright posts, said composite handrails each having a plastic shell and an internal metal reinforcing element extending longitudinally inside said plastic shell of said handrails;a plurality of lower rails extending between said adjacent ones of said upright posts;a plurality of composite spindles extending between said handrails and said lower rails; anda plurality of brackets coupling said handrails and said lower rails with said upright posts, said brackets being adapted to be slipped over end portions of said handrails and said lower rails and adapted to be fixed to said upright posts, wherein at least some of said brackets have a non-rectangular shaped opening matching a cross-sectional profile of said handrails to allow said brackets to be slipped over said end portions of said handrails and wherein at least one of said handrails is oriented at an oblique angle relative to one of said upright posts and wherein at least one of said brackets has an elongated non-rectangular shaped opening to receive said obliquely oriented handrail therein.