Safety Barrier for a Deck or Porch

摘要

A safety barrier is formed of framing, including a guard rail that defines the infill below the rail without the use of pickets. The infill is covered with mesh screen, which may be made of nylon which has greater tensile strength than conventional fiberglass. The mesh screen is held to the framing by an extruded base. The base has a central channel between two flat spline grooves. Flat splines hold mesh screen in their respective grooves more securely than conventional friction-based channel splines. A metal plate is positioned in the central channel to enables screws that secure the base to be tightened to hold it to the framing better. The elimination of pickets in the infill leaves the view unobstructed and allows other treatments of that portion of a deck or porch that are more aesthetically pleasing without compromising safety.

主权项

1. A safety barrier for a deck or porch, comprising:
framing defining an opening; a base attached to said framing, said base having
at least one spline groove, said spline groove having an entrance and an interior,a central channel parallel to said at least one spline groove,at least one spline, a spline of said at least one spline in said spline groove of said at least one spline groove, anda plate in said central channel; mesh screening having a marginal portion; and fasteners inserted through said plate and said central channel of said base into said framing, wherein said at least one spline holds said marginal portion of said mesh screening in said at least one spline groove.