Patent ID: 9126289
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B21J,B23K,E04F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a cable rail support post assembly, comprising: providing a cable rail support post, the cable rail support post comprising: an elongated member having one or more walls; a base support bracket joined with a lower end of the elongated member and having a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the cable rail support post to a surface; a plurality of threaded receivers spaced along a length of the elongated member, where the threaded receivers are configured to receive rail fittings, each threaded receiver of the plurality of threaded receivers produced by: flow-drilling a hole in a wall of the elongated member, where the flow-drilling increases the thickness of the wall in the vicinity of the hole; and tapping the flow-drilled hole; placing a hollow decorative sleeve over the elongated member such that the decorative sleeve makes contact with one or more portions of the base support bracket and a gap between the decorative sleeve and the plurality of threaded receivers of the elongated member is maintained; and attaching one or more cable railings to the cable rail support post by: passing threaded end portions of the one or more cable railings through one or more holes in the decorative sleeve and into corresponding one or more threaded receivers of the plurality of threaded receivers and screwing the threaded end portions of the one or more cable railings into the corresponding one or more threaded receivers, the one or more holes of the decorative sleeve aligned with the plurality of threaded receivers.