IP Library Granted Patent US 9,896,864
Granted Patent B2
US 9,896,864 · App. 15/064,737 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Direct-insertion baluster connecting device

Inventors: Jianzhong Zhu (Suzhou, CN); Jianmin Gu (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: Suzhou Uni-Solutions Import and Export Company Ltd.
E04H17/1443E04H17/1421E04H17/22E04F11/1844E04F2011/1819E04F2011/1823E04F2011/1827E04H2017/1452
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Patent No.
US 9,896,864
App. No.
15/064,737
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A direct-insertion baluster connecting device, including a fence frame and a plurality of balusters uniformly arranged within the fence frame. The fence frame is a square frame jointly consisting of two vertical posts, an upper rail and a lower rail. The fence frame and the balusters are hollow tubes and a plurality of rivet nuts are arranged about the lower end of each vertical post. The disclosed direct-insertion baluster connecting device can be used for the installed fence frame formed by the vertical posts, upper rail and lower rail, and then it only needs to directly insert the balusters and make connection in a specified manner.

Claims (28)

1. A direct-insertion baluster connecting device, comprising:

a fence frame;

a plurality of balusters uniformly arranged within the fence frame;

the fence frame being a square frame jointly formed by two vertical posts, an upper rail and a lower rail;

the fence frame and the balusters being hollow tubes;

a plurality of rivet nuts are arranged about a lower end of each vertical post; and

two ends of the lower rail being installed between the lower ends of the two vertical posts respectively by connectors;

wherein each connector has an opening support bar located at both sides of a lower part of the connector respectively and parallel to the lower rail; and

a boss is provided in a middle position in the connector;

wherein the two ends of the lower rail are inserted into rectangular frames of the connectors;

wherein a width between edges of the two opening support bars is larger than a width of the lower rail; and

wherein shims are provided at the two ends of the lower rail respectively, and the shims are U-shaped pieces sleeved on the lower part of the lower rail between the lower rail and the connectors, a width of the shims is larger than the width between the edges of the two opening support bars.

2. The direct-insertion baluster connecting device according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of preformed holes for installing the balusters are provided uniformly and symmetrically in the upper rail and the lower rail respectively.

3. A direct-insertion baluster connecting device, comprising:

a fence frame;

a plurality of balusters uniformly arranged within the fence frame;

the fence frame being a square frame jointly formed by two vertical posts, an upper rail and a lower rail;

the fence frame and the balusters being hollow tubes;

a plurality of rivet nuts are arranged about a lower end of each vertical post; and

two ends of the lower rail being installed between the lower ends of the two vertical posts respectively by connectors;

wherein each connector has an opening support bar located at both sides of a lower part of the connector respectively and parallel to the lower rail;

a boss is provided in a middle position in the connector;

wherein a plurality of preformed holes for installing the balusters are provided uniformly and symmetrically in the upper rail and the lower rail respectively; and

wherein an upper plastic sleeve and a lower plastic sleeve are embedded at two ends of each baluster respectively, the upper plastic sleeve is installed in the preformed hole of the upper rail, the lower plastic sleeve is installed in the preformed hole of the lower rail, and a length of the upper plastic sleeve is larger than that of the lower plastic sleeve.

4. The direct-insertion baluster connecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the lower rail is a hollow rectangular tube, sleeved on the bosses.

5. The direct-insertion baluster connecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper rail is a composite section.

6. The direct-insertion baluster connecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the connector is further provided with a plurality of screw holes, and the assembled lower rail is fixed by anti-detachment screws.

7. The direct-insertion baluster connecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical posts are hollow rectangular tubes, and the plurality of rivet nuts are arranged on four faces of the lower ends of each vertical post.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2016
From: ZHU, JIANZHONG; GU, JIANMIN
To: SUZHOU UNI-SOLUTION IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY LTD.
Reel/Frame 037930/0150 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0618598 · Sep 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170089094A1 · Mar 30, 2017