Patent ID: 6609703
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A spindle clamp for supporting a supplemental stair rail by means of spaced-apart, mutually parallel, vertically oriented stair rail spindles, said spindle clamp comprising:a generally planar first body portion defining a first length along a length axis, a first width along a width axis, and a first thickness which may be less than either said first length or said first width, so as to define first-and second broad surfaces, said first width of said first body portion being a dimension which is less than the inter-spindle dimension of said spaced-apart, mutually parallel stair-rail spindles, so that said first body portion, when oriented with said length axis parallel with said spindles and the plane of first body portion parallel with a plane containing the axes of said spindles, can pass between said spindles, and said first length of said first body portion being greater than said inter-spindle dimension, so that said first body portion, when oriented with said first length axis dimension perpendicular with said spindles and parallel with the plane of the spindles, cannot pass between said spindles, said first body portion also including one portion of a fastening device; a generally planar second body portion defining a second length along a length axis, a second width along a width axis, and a second thickness which may be less than either said second length or said second width so as to define first and second broad surfaces, said second body portion also including a second portion of said fastening device, said fastening device, when in use, tending to draw said first surface of said first body portion toward said first surface of said second body portion, whereby, when said first body portion is located on one side of said plane containing the axes of said spindles and said second body portion is located on the other side of said plane containing the axes of said spindles with at least one of said spindles therebetween, operating said fastening device tends to tighten said first and second body portions against opposite sides of said spindles and thereby stabilize said spindle clamp; and a rail support element projecting from said second side of one of said first body portion and second body portion for engaging a stair rail.