Patent ID: 9200471
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: E04G,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In combination, a hollow post, an internal upright support over which the hollow post resides in a position closing therearound, a mounting device having an axial passage through which the internal upright support passes and having an outer periphery facing outwardly away from the passage at a distance outward therefrom in frictional contact with walls of the hollow post, and an internal mounting accessory comprising interconnected walls having inner faces facing into an open space left between said walls, the internal upright passing through the open space of the internal mounting accessory, the interconnected walls of which are situated on different sides of the internal upright support, each one of the interconnected walls of the internal mounting accessory having an opening therein through which a respective portion of the periphery of the mounting device extends into frictional contact with a respective one of the walls of the hollow post to support the hollow post in place over the internal upright support, whereby the interconnected walls of the internal mounting accessory cooperate with the respective walls of the hollow post to provide an increased material thickness that is engagable by threaded fasteners driven through one or more of said respective walls of the hollow post to attach a rail or other component thereto.