Patent ID: 6231031
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: E04F,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
An outdoor railing system comprising:a first rail comprising top and bottom edges with first and second opposite sides between said edges defined along the longitudinal length thereof;a second rail comprising top and bottom edges with first and second opposite sides between said edges defined along the longitudinal length thereof, said second rail spaced parallel to and below said first rail;a third rail comprising top and bottom edges with first and second opposite sides between said edges defined along the longitudinal length thereof;said first side of said third rail adjacent the first side of said first rail;a fourth rail comprising top and bottom edges with first and second opposite sides between said edges defined along the longitudinal length thereof, said fourth rail spaced parallel to and below said third rail, said first side of said fourth rail opposite the first side of said second rail;a plurality of generally equally spaced recesses defined in each of said first, second, third, and fourth rails along said respective first sides, each of said recesses further comprising a multi-sided configuration having a single open side defined through said bottom edge of said first and third top rails and through said upper edge of said second and fourth bottom rails; and,a plurality of vertically disposed spindles, each individual spindle having a first end and a second end defining a shape complementary to said recesses so that a first height portion of the spindles can be pressed into said recesses along said first sides of said first and second rails and a second height portion extending above a plane defined by a surface of each of first sides of said first rail and said second rail;said spaced recesses defined by said third rail opposite said spaced recesses of said first rail, thereby enclosing the first spindle ends between said adjacent first rail and said third rail; and,said spaced recesses defined by said fourth rail being opposite said spaced recesses of said adjacent second rail, thereby enclosing the second spindle ends between said second rail and said fourth rail.