RAILING SYSTEM AND TENSIONED POSTS USED THEREIN

摘要

One or more posts of a railing system are held securely in place by a hidden tensioning cable that extends through a cavity of the post along a longitudinal axis and is tensioned to securely fasten the post securely to a surface of a structure. Placement of the tensioning cable through the cavity allows cable receivers to be placed at desired spacing in one or more receiver channels of the post, the cable receivers operable to receive cable rails of the railing system. Base plates for the posts are mounted to the surface using securing elements. When the railing system is assembled, the tensioning cable and the securing elements are hidden from view.

主权项

1. A post assembly configured to enable a post to be secured to a surface, the post assembly comprising:
a post having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis of the post from the top of the post to the bottom of the post; a top plate configured to contact the top of the post; a base plate configured to contact the bottom of the post; a tensioning cable that passes through the cavity in the post and applies tension between the top plate and the bottom plate, such that the post is held against the base plate and a region of the base plate is hidden from view by the bottom of the post when the tensioning cabling is tensioned; and a securing element that secures the base plate to the surface,wherein the securing element is located in the region of the base plate that is hidden from view by the bottom of the post and the tensioning cable is hidden from view within the cavity when the assembly is assembled.