Claims
- 1. A rail assembly comprising:
- a vertical stanchion;
- a polymerized sheath continuously mounted about said vertical stanchion;
- a first ring rotatably mounted to said polymerized sheath;
- a second ring rotatably mounted to said polymerized sheath; and
- wherein said first and second rings having equal outer diameters and said outer diameters are greater than an outer diameter of said polymerized sheath; whereby said first and second rings absorb the initial impact of an object in motion.
- 2. The rail assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said vertical stanchion extends beyond said polymerized sheath for fixedly securing said rail assembly to a foundation.
- 3. The rail assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said first and second rings are formed of a polymerized material.
- 4. A rail assembly comprising:
- a vertical stanchion; and rotating means for redirecting a moving object about a horizontal plane around said vertical stanchion, said rotating means comprising a polymerized sheath extending about and affixed to said vertical stanchion; a first ring fixed to one end of said polymerized sheath and extending outwardly from said polymerized sheath; and a second ring spaced apart from said first ring and fixed to the opposite end of said polymerized sheath; wherein said first and second rings are rotatable about said polymerized sheath for absorbing an initial impact of the object in motion.
- 5. The rail assembly defined in claim 4, wherein said vertical stanchion extends beyond said polymerized sheath for fixedly securing said rail assembly to a foundation.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/540,748 filed on Oct. 11, 1995, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/129,089 filed on Jan. 10, 1994, now abandoned.
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