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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Robert Douglas Koren, Cary, NC (US);
Robert Douglas Koren, Cary, NC (US);
Column & Post, Inc., Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Abstract
A column assembly includes a shaft, a capital, an opening formed in the capital, and a retaining member. The capital has a lower surface and a substantially planar upper surface. The opening is sized to receive the shaft therethrough, and extends from the lower surface to the upper surface. A channel is formed in a surrounding wall of the opening. The length of the channel may, for instance, extend at least partially around the perimeter of the opening. Regardless, the retaining member advantageously holds the capital at a fixed vertical position along the shaft by engaging the channel and the shaft. The retaining member may be a resilient member (e.g., foam) that seats within the channel and frictionally engages the outer surface of the shaft. Alternatively, the retaining member may be a spring member that mounts onto the upper end of the shaft and engages the channel.