Top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems

Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems in accordance with the invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view of the inwardly disposed face of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1 illustrating spindle recess configurations in dashed lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1 particularly illustrating the profile and inwardly disposed face thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1 particularly illustrating the profile and upper surface thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D305799 January 30, 1990 Manzo
3596880 August 1971 Greenberg
4383676 May 17, 1983 Souza, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D421654
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2000
Assignee: Spartanburg Forest Products, Inc. (Spartanburg, SC)
Inventors: Stephen W. Michael (Greer, SC), John M. Pastore (Greer, SC), James R. Hall, Jr. (Lyman, SC)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Dority & Manning
Application Number: 0/100,833
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D25/38
International Classification: 2502;