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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
David Barrett, Selinsgrove, PA (US);
Derek Zimmerman, Mifflinburg, PA (US);
David Jacobson, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Randy Quaintance, York, NE (US);
John C Purvis, Cary, NC (US);
David Barrett, Selinsgrove, PA (US);
Derek Zimmerman, Mifflinburg, PA (US);
David Jacobson, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Randy Quaintance, York, NE (US);
John C Purvis, Cary, NC (US);
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A decorative column comprising a rigid center post, a plurality of pre-cast pieces with each piece having a hole extending therethrough so the pre-cast piece slides onto the center post and remains in place on the center post. Each pre-cast piece being stacked upon another pre-cast piece, the pre-cast pieces being of a predefined shape, and a compressible center core liner filling a portion of the hole of the pre-cast piece. The compressible center core including a cutout shape consistent with the cross sectional shape of the rigid center post thereby allowing passage of the center post through the compressible center core.