Patent ID: 8499528

Claim:
A balustrade, comprising a plurality of balusters attached between the underside of an elongated rail and a tread or a floor, wherein each of said plurality of balusters comprises: a middle metal segment having opposed ends; a first metal segment comprising a first ornamental portion positioned along a first metal segment axis between a first connection member and a second connection member opposite the first connection member, wherein the first connection member is adaptable for attachment to the underside of an elongated rail, to a tread or to a floor, and wherein the first connection member comprises an outermost surface located at a first radial distance from the first axis, wherein the second connection member comprises a hollow section to receive one of the opposed ends of the middle metal segment, and wherein the second connection member further comprises an outermost surface located at a second radial distance from the first axis, wherein the first ornamental portion comprises a first desired ornamental design, the outermost edges of the first ornamental design extending to a third radial distance from the first axis, and wherein the third radial distance is greater than the second radial distance; and a second metal segment comprising a second ornamental portion positioned along a second metal segment axis between a first connection member and a second connection member opposite the first connection member, wherein the first connection member is adaptable for attachment to the underside of an elongated rail, to a tread or to a floor, and wherein the first connection member comprises an outermost surface located at a first radial distance from the second axis, wherein the second connection member comprises a hollow section to receive one of the opposed ends of the middle metal segment, and wherein the second connection member further comprises an outermost surface located at a second radial distance from the second axis, wherein the second ornamental portion comprises a second desired ornamental design, the outermost edges of the second ornamental design extending to a third radial distance from the second axis, and wherein the third radial distance is greater than the second radial distance.