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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc., Middleburg Heights, OH (US);
Christopher Michael Schneider, Mays Landing, NJ (US);
Wayne Elbert Dixon, Chuckey, TN (US);
Michael Matthew DeSalle, Northfield, NJ (US);
BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC., Middleburg Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A railing system includes an upper rail and a lower rail spaced from the upper rail. The railing system also includes a plurality of balusters positioned between the upper rail and the lower rail. The railing system further includes a clip configured to attach one baluster of the plurality of balusters to the lower rail or the upper rail. The clip includes a baluster engagement portion configured to be received within an open end of the one baluster. The clip further includes a tab extending from the baluster engagement portion. The tab includes a fin portion configured to be inserted within one aperture of a plurality of apertures of the upper rail or the lower rail. The tab also includes a spring portion coupled to the fin portion. The spring portion is configured to secure the clip to the upper rail or the lower rail.