Patent ID: 7677000
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: E04F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A post system for a railing, the post system comprising: a railing post comprising an elongated tubular body having first and second ends; an insert snugly insertable within said first end of said railing post to engage an interior face of the railing post; a post base connectable to said first end of said railing post, said post base comprising a housing portion configured to snugly engage said railing post, said post base comprising an inner structural member made of a first material completely encased within a surface member made of a second material different than the first material, the inner structural member having top and bottom surfaces and apertures extending through the inner structural member between the top and bottom surfaces, the surface member having portions extending through the apertures, the post base having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of bores extending between the top and bottom surfaces of the post base through the portions of the surface member, the bores completely lined by the second material of the surface member, wherein said insert comprises one or more engagement members for engaging the interior face of the railing post, each engagement member comprising a projection received in a corresponding channel in the interior face of the railing post.