Fascia Mounted Railing System
A fascia mounted railing system that uses brackets that secure posts to a slab while also providing base support for a infill panels without the use of a base rail. The system does this by using a bracket to secure the posts and a second bracket that fits within the bottom of the post. This bracket has end flanges that extend outwardly from the post to support an infill panel. The infill panels can have a base treatment to conceal the face of the slab, if desired, for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. In addition, the system has the capacity for a top railing that can be attached to the back of the posts as a grab rail, or attached to the top of the posts (with a bracket) for a top rail.
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This application claims priority as a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/718,517 entitled “Fascia Mounted Railing System, filed on Sep. 28, 2017, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to fascia mounted railing systems and particularly to fascia mounted railing systems having a slab-mounted base of post supports.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONModern building design for high-rise apartments and other types of building structures often have concrete balconies. These balconies allow the residents to enjoy outdoor space attached to their dwelling units or offices. For safety purposes, these balconies have railing systems installed. Typically, these guardrails are fabricated from metal or concrete. Guardrails fabricated using metal are usually either surface mounted to the top of the slab using a base plate, or mounted into a core pocket. Although these designs work and provide the necessary protection, they are not the most aesthetically pleasing constructions.
Over the years I have developed several different designs for railing systems. Two of these enable a railing system to be mounted to the face of a slab. These designs are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,497,057; and 7,617,650. Two problems exist in mounting a rail to the face of a slab: one is in how to support the railing posts against the slab and the other is how to support infill panels when the railing posts are mounted in front of a slab. Both designs solve this problem by using a number of fascia brackets to secure posts to the outer face of the elevated slab balcony. The posts have a base track secured to them to support the infill panels, which are then placed between the posts to provide the wall structure. A top rail can be used to cover the top of the infill panel. Note that both designs secure the posts to the slab at a point above the base of the posts. As noted above, a base track is installed as well.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe instant invention is a design for fascia mounted railings that uses brackets that secure the posts to the slab while also providing base support for the infill panels without the use of a full base rail. It does this by using a first bracket to secure the posts to the slab and a second bracket that fits within the bottom of the post to support the infill panels. This bracket has end flanges that extend outwardly from the post to support an infill panel. Note the infill panels can have a base treatment to conceal the face of the slab, if desired, for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. In addition, the system has the capacity for a top railing that can be attached to the back of the posts as a grab rail, or attached to the top of the posts (with a bracket) for a top rail.
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. The invention may, however, may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
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This figure also shows the bottom bracket 17. This bracket has two vertical portions 17a that fit into the bottom of the post 11. These are secured to the post using the same bolts and hardware that are used to secure the slab edge-mount bracket 15. Note that the bottom bracket 17 also has a base 17b that has a formed front with ledges 17c. These ledges are used to support the glass infill panels, thus eliminating the need for a bottom rail that runs between the posts. Note too, that screws 36 are also used to secure the bottom bracket 17 to the post 11.
The system also provides brackets for fitting around corners.
This figure also shows the bottom bracket 57. This bracket has two vertical portions 57a that fit into the bottom of the post 51. These am secured to the post using the same bolts and hardware that are used to secure the slab edge-mount bracket 55. Note that the bottom bracket 57 also has a base 57b that has a formed front with ledges 57c. These ledges are used to support the glass infill panels, thus eliminating the need for a bottom rail that runs between the posts. Note too, that screws 76 are also used to secure the bottom bracket 57 to the post 51.
As in the first embodiment, the system also provides brackets for fitting around corners.
The foregoing detailed description and appended drawings are intended as a description of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention and are not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be constructed and/or utilized. Those skilled in the art will understand that modifications and alternative embodiments of the present invention which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the foregoing specification and drawings, and of the claims appended below are possible and practical. It is intended that the claims cover all such modifications and alternative embodiments.
Claims
1. A fascia mounted railing system, comprising:
- a slab, having a front face;
- a plurality of posts, spaced apart, each of the plurality of posts having a pair of channels, wherein each channel receives one of a plurality infill panels;
- a mounting bracket assembly attached to each of the plurality of posts and to the slab to secure each of the plurality of posts to the slab;
- a pair of flanges extending outwardly from a bracket attached to each of the plurality of posts; and
- each at least one infill panel, received in one of the channels in each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts such that each at least on infill panel sits on one of the pair of flanges on the bracket of each two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts.
2. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, further comprising a back rail secured to a back of each of the plurality of posts.
3. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, further comprising a top rail secured to a top of each of the plurality of posts.
4. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, further comprising:
- at least one corner post spaced apart from the plurality of posts, the at least one corner post having a pair of channels wherein each channel receives one of the plurality of infill panels;
- a mounting bracket assembly, attached to a bottom portion of the at least one corner post and to the slab to secure the at least one corner post to the slab;
- c) a bracket, attached to the at least one corner post, having a pair of flanges extending outwardly from sides of the bracket; and
- d) one of the plurality of infill panels received in each of the channels of the at least on corner post.
5. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 4, wherein the pair of channels of the at least one corner post are positioned at an angle of less than 180 degrees with respect to the at least one corner post.
6. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one infill panel has a lower portion and further wherein the lower portion of each at least one infill panel has a ceramic frit pattern applied.
7. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket assembly comprises:
- a) a track embedded on the front face of the slab;
- b) a pair of fasteners, placed in the track such that the pair of fasteners extends forward from the face of the slab adjacent to one of the plurality of posts; and
- c) a slab edge-mount bracket, secured to each of the plurality of posts.
8. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 7, wherein the pair of fasteners comprise a pair of bolts.
9. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 7, wherein the slab edge mount bracket is secured to each of the plurality of posts with a set of fasteners.
10. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 9, wherein the set of fasteners comprise:
- a) a plurality of bolts, positioned in a plurality of holes formed in the slab edge-mount bracket,
- b) a washer placed over each of said plurality of bolts;
- c) a nut, placed over each of said plurality of bolts; and
- d) a cap, positioned over each of said nuts.
11. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, further comprising:
- a back rail;
- a) a mounting bracket, having a top mount to attach the back rail to the mounting bracket;
- b) a post mounting spacer that extends downward from the mounting bracket;
- d) a mounting cylinder that is attached to the post mounting spacer; and
- e) a fastener for securing the mounting cylinder to one of the plurality of posts.
12. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, further comprising:
- a) a top rail; and
- b) a top cap, for each of the plurality of posts, the top cap having a base plate and a pair of angle brackets extending upwards from the baseplate, each of the pair of angle brackets having flanges to fasten the top rail to the angle brackets, and further wherein the base plate of the top cap is attached to the top of each of the plurality of posts.
13. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, wherein a portion of the at least one in-fill panel received in one of the channels in each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts is covered by an insert.
14. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one in-fill panel is a glass panel.
15. A fascia mounted railing system, comprising:
- a slab, having a front face;
- a plurality of posts, spaced apart, each of the plurality of posts having a pair of channels to receive one of a plurality of infill panels;
- a mounting bracket assembly, attached to a bottom portion of each of the plurality of posts and to the slab to secure each of the plurality of posts to the slab;
- wherein each of the plurality of posts has a pair of flanges extending outwardly from sides of the posts; and
- wherein each of the plurality of infill panels are received in one of the channels in each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts such that each at least on infill panel sits on one of the pair of flanges extending from each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts.
16. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 15, further comprising: a back rail secured to a back of each of the plurality of posts.
17. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 15, further comprising a top railsecured to a top of each of said plurality of posts.
18. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 15, further comprising:
- at least one corner post spaced apart from each of the plurality of posts, wherein the at least one corner post has a pair of channels, wherein each channel receives one of the plurality of infill panels;
- a mounting bracket assembly, attached to a bottom portion of the at least one corner post to secure the at least one corner post to the slab; wherein the at least one corner post has a pair of flanges extending outwardly from sides of the post; and
- the at least one infill panel, placed in one of the channels in each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts such that the at least one infill panel sits on one of the pair of flanges.
19. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 15, further comprising a top cap for each of the plurality of posts, the top cap having a base plate and a pair of brackets extending upwards from the baseplate, each of the pair of brackets configured to attach to a rail.
20. The fascia mounted railing system of claim 15, wherein a portion of the at least one in-fill panel received in one of the channels in each of two adjacent posts of the plurality of posts is covered by an insert.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 6, 2020
Publication Date: Nov 19, 2020
Applicant: C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventor: Tracy C. Hansen (Hillsboro, OR)
Application Number: 16/987,213