Patent ID: 6932329

Claim:
A railing comprising: upright laterally spaced upright posts, a top rail extended between and connected to said posts, a bottom rail located below the top rail and extended between and connected to said posts, a plurality of laterally spaced upright spindles extended between said top and bottom rails, first ball knobs, first fasteners attaching the first ball knobs to the top rail, second ball knobs, second fasteners attaching the second ball knobs to the bottom rail in general vertical alignment with the first ball knobs, said spindles having opposite ends with inside walls located in telescopic relation with the first and second ball knobs thereby anchoring the spindles on the rails, first spacers comprising generally circular first disks located between the first ball knobs and the top rail spacing the first ball knobs and spindles from the top rail, said first fasteners retaining the first disks in engagement with the top rail and connecting the first ball knobs to the top rail, and second spacers comprising generally circular second disks located between the second ball knobs and the bottom rail spacing the second disks and spindles from the bottom rail, and second fasteners retaining the second disks in engagement with the bottom rail and connecting the second ball knobs to the bottom rail.