Mounting accessory for secure attachment of rails to pipe-mounted hollow posts

摘要

A mounting accessory is used for secure connection of a rail or other component to a hollow post positioned over an internal upright by a mounting device having an axial passage through which the upright extends. The accessory features interconnected walls facing into an open space left therebetween, the open space being sized to accommodate passage of the upright support therethrough with the mounting accessory oriented to situate the walls on different sides of the upright support. Each wall has an opening therein sized to accommodate a respective portion of the periphery of the mounting device. With a portion of the mounting device periphery received in the opening of each wall, the wall resides at or adjacent the periphery of the device to lie internally adjacent a respective wall of the post to provide extra material for engagement by a screw fastener driven through the post wall.

主权项

1. In combination, a hollow post, an internal upright support over which the hollow post resides in a position closing therearound, a mounting device having an axial passage through which the internal upright support passes and having an outer periphery facing outwardly away from the passage at a distance outward therefrom in frictional contact with walls of the hollow post, and an internal mounting accessory comprising interconnected walls having inner faces facing into an open space left between said walls, the internal upright passing through the open space of the internal mounting accessory, the interconnected walls of which are situated on different sides of the internal upright support, each one of the interconnected walls of the internal mounting accessory having an opening therein through which a respective portion of the periphery of the mounting device extends into frictional contact with a respective one of the walls of the hollow post to support the hollow post in place over the internal upright support, whereby the interconnected walls of the internal mounting accessory cooperate with the respective walls of the hollow post to provide an increased material thickness that is engagable by threaded fasteners driven through one or more of said respective walls of the hollow post to attach a rail or other component thereto.