Pipe railing terminal fitting

- Auciello Iron Works, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of one embodiment of a pipe railing terminal fitting of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pipe railing terminal fitting of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the pipe railing terminal fitting of the FIGS. 1 and 2, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pipe railing terminal fitting of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the pipe railing terminal fitting of FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 3 to show the cross-sectional surface contour of the pipe railing terminal fitting of FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the pipe railing terminal fitting of FIG. 3, showing a connector in broken lines for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 8 is a top view of a second embodiment of a pipe railing terminal fitting of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the embodiment of FIGS. 8-9, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the embodiment of FIGS. 8-10;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIGS. 8-11; and,

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 13--13 of FIG. 10 to show the cross-sectional surface contour of the terminal fitting.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D36520 August 1903 Weber
D231780 June 1974 Hallock
Other references
  • Designing Staircases Book @1982, p. 83, lower handrail portion on bottom center of page. Stock Components for architectural metal work @1974 right center of page fitting labeled (F) p. 57. Stock Components for Architectural Metal Work Book @1974 p. 83 handrail end piece illustration. Julius Blum & Co., Inc., Catalog 14, "Stock Components for Architectural Metal Work," pp. 44, 45, 68 and 74, copyright 1985. Photographs of Pipe Railing Terminal Fittings designed and manufactured by Justin Auciello and which have been in public use for more than one year.
Patent History
Patent number: D403086
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 1998
Assignee: Auciello Iron Works, Inc. (Hudson, MA)
Inventors: Michael A. Auciello (Newton, MA), Ralph J. Auciello (West Boylston, MA), Anthony R. Auciello (Scituate, MA)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
Application Number: 0/46,712
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Capital Or Cap (D25/135)
International Classification: 2501;