Patent ID: 7478504

Claim:
An assembly for a framed system, comprising: an elongated post including: a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, wherein the front and rear sides and the first and second lateral sides define a post channel; an elongated first rib having a front face and a trailing face opposing the front face integrated along an inner surface of the first lateral side and an elongated second rib having a front face and a trailing face opposing the front face integrated along an inner surface of the second lateral side; and a mounting plate shaped for installation in the post channel, the mounting plate including an aperture for receiving a fastener, wherein the mounting plate includes a first slot that extends through the mounting plate and that receives the first rib and a second slot that extends through the mounting plate and that receives the second rib, and wherein one of the faces of each of the first and second ribs bears against and is permanently physically deformed by the installation of the mounting plate in the post channel such that the deformed first and second ribs retain the mounting plate in the post channel.