Patent ID: 6299142
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: E04F,E04H

Abstract:
A post and railing system for use with a supporting substructure, comprising at least two horizontally spaced vertical posts each including a tubular sleeve of rigid plastics material, an elongated upper rail and a parallel spaced elongated lower rail each having a tubular body of rigid plastics material, each of said upper and lower rails having opposite end portions projecting into corresponding holes within said sleeves of said posts, a plurality of parallel spaced vertical spindles of rigid plastics material and having upper and lower end portions projecting into said tubular bodies of said upper and lower rails, each of said posts including a metal reinforcing tube having an upper portion projecting into the corresponding said tubular sleeve, and said upper portion of each said metal reinforcing tube having downwardly and outwardly projecting barbs engaging the corresponding said tubular sleeve of said post for securing said sleeve to said upper portion of said reinforcing tube.