Abstract A balustrade comprising an elongated hand rail having longitudinal guide grooves formed along the two lateral sides thereof, a plurality of resilient connectors slidably engaged in said grooves, and a plurality of supporting balusters connected to the hand rail through said connectors. A tapered recess having a threaded peripheral wall is provided at the bottom of each connector for receiving a threaded end of the baluster. The connector can be slidably adjusted to any desirable position along the grooves before the baluster is connected thereto, and when the baluster is screwed into the tapered portion of the recess by some external force, the resilient connector is forced to expand with part or all of its surface abutting against the inner surface of the hand rail whereby to keep the baluster in position. The other ends of the balusters are then fixed to the ground to complete the balustrade.
A balustrade comprising: an elongated hand rail having longitudinal guide grooves formed therein; a plurality of connectors made up of resilient material and slidably engaged in said grooves; and a plurality of supporting balusters detachably connected to the hand rail through said connectors, characterized in that a plurality of arms are provided on the resilient connectors and protrude laterally therefrom toward the inner surface of the hand rail, a slit is provided on the surface of the connector to increase the resilience thereof, and a recess having a threaded taper wall is provided at the bottom of each connector for receiving the threaded end of the baluster so that when the baluster is loosely screwed in the recess of the connector the latter is slidable in the guide grooves to any desirable position, and when the baluster is loosely screwed in the recess of the connector the latter is slidable in the guide grooves to any desirable position, and when the baluster is further screwed into the tapered recess by some external force the connector is forced to expand toward the inner surface of the hand rail with said laterally protruded arms thereof abutting tightly against the inner surface of the hand rail whereby to fix the baluster in position.
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A balustrade comprising: an elongated hand rail having longitudinal guide grooves formed therein; a plurality of connectors made up of resilient material and slidably engaged in said grooves; and a plurality of supporting balusters detachably connected to the hand rail through said connectors, characterized in that a plurality of arms are provided on the resilient connectors and protrude laterally therefrom toward the inner surface of the hand rail, a slit is provided on the surface of the connector to increase the resilience thereof, and a recess having a threaded taper wall is provided at the bottom of each connector for receiving the threaded end of the baluster so that when the baluster is loosely screwed in the recess of the connector the latter is slidable in the guide grooves to any desirable position, and when the baluster is loosely screwed in the recess of the connector the latter is slidable in the guide grooves to any desirable position, and when the baluster is further screwed into the tapered recess by some external force the connector is forced to expand toward the inner surface of the hand rail with said laterally protruded arms thereof abutting tightly against the inner surface of the hand rail whereby to fix the baluster in position.