Panel support post

• US 20110210299A1
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Craig Michael Wayne Procter
• Original Assignee: Craig Michael Wayne Procter
• Inventors: Ross, Harvey S., Woods, Timothy David, Procter, Craig Michael Wayne
• Granted Patent: US 9,097,025 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 256/65.14
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 11/1812 Details of anchoring to the wall or floor
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 11/1851 Filling panels, e.g. concrete, sheet metal panels

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for supporting barrier panels to form a railing. The apparatus comprises a base securable to a mounting surface and a post extending substantially vertically from the base. The post has a first clamping surface thereon. The apparatus further comprises a clamping member having a second clamping surface thereon in opposed spaced apart relation to the first clamping surface, the clamping member being drawable towards the first clamping surface so as to clamp the barrier panel therebetween. The first and second clamping surfaces are located vertically spaced apart from the mounting surface so as to support the barrier panel vertically spaced apart from the mounting surface.

Claims

1. An apparatus for supporting barrier panels to form a railing, the apparatus comprising:

a base securable to a mounting surface;

a post extending substantially vertically from said base, said post having a first clamping surface thereon; and

a clamping member having a second clamping surface thereon in opposed spaced apart relationship to said first clamping surface, said clamping member being drawable towards said first clamping surface so as to clamp the barrier panel therebetween,

said first and second clamping surfaces being located vertically spaced apart said mounting surface so as to support the barrier panel vertically spaced apart from said mounting surface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said post extends substantially perpendicularly from said base.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said post extends to less than the height of said barrier panels.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said post extends to a height between one third and one half of the height of said barrier panels.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said mounting surface comprises a substantially horizontal surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said posts space said barrier panels apart from the horizontal surface by a distance of between 3 and 4 inches.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said clamping member comprises a planar body extending parallel to said post.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said clamping member has a width equal to a width of said post.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said clamping member has a width less than a width of said post.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one fastener extending between said clamping member and said post for drawing said clamping member towards said post.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said at least one fastener comprises two fasteners.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said fasteners comprise bolts.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said bolts extend through bores in said clamping member and are threadably received within threaded bores in said post.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said threaded bores are located in said first clamping surface of said post.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said fasteners extend between a gap between adjacent barrier panels wherein each of said first and second clamping surfaces overlaps proximate edges of said glass panels.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said fasteners extend through bores in said barrier panels so as to support an intermediate location of said glass panels.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a platform extending from said first clamping surface for supporting a bottom edge of said barrier panels.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a platform extending from said second clamping surface for supporting a bottom edge of said barrier panels.