Surface of a top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D454960
  • Patent Number
    D454,960
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, November 9, 1999
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 26, 2002
    23 years ago
Abstract
Description




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




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




FIG. 3 is a view of the inwardly disposed face of the surface of a top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illustrated in FIG. 1 illustrating spindle recess configurations.




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




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




FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the surface of a 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 surface of a top or bottom rail for outdoor railing systems illutrated in FIG. 1 particularly illustrating the profile and upper surface thereof.




The broken lines showing edge portion of the rails in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a surface of a top or bottom rail for outdoor railing system, substantially as shown and described.
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Entry
Drawing of admitted prior art Rail Cap Device, undated.