WOODEN NEWEL POST

PILASTRE EN BOIS

English Abstract

A wooden newel post includes upper newel and lower newel post sections, and a decorative lamella layer. The upper newel post section is made of higher quality wood, and has a lower post connecting end. The higher quality wood is selected from the group consisting of oak wood and maple wood. The lower newel post section is made of lower quality wood, and has an upper post connecting end connected to the lower post connecting end of the upper newel post section, and an outer newel post surface. The lower quality wood is selected from the group consisting of rubber wood and pine wood from plantation forests, defective higher quality wood, and high density fiber material. The decorative lamella layer is made of higher quality woad, and is secured to the outer newel post surface of the lower newel post section.

French Abstract

Un pilastre en bois comprend une section supérieure de pilastre et une section inférieure de pilastre, et une couche de lamelles décoratives. La section supérieure de pilastre est constituée de bois de qualité supérieure, et présente une extrémité inférieure de liaison de poteau. Le bois de qualité supérieure est choisi dans le groupe constitué de bois de chêne et de bois d'érable. La section inférieure du pilastre est constituée de bois de qualité inférieure, et a une extrémité supérieure de liaison de poteau reliée à l'extrémité inférieure de liaison de poteau de la section supérieure de pilastre, et une surface extérieure de pilastre. Le bois de qualité inférieure est choisi dans le groupe constitué par le bois de caoutchouc et le bois de pin de plantations, le bois de qualité supérieure défectueux, et les matériaux fibreux à densité élevée. La couche de lamelles décoratives est faite de guède de qualité supérieure, et est fixée à la surface extérieure du pilastre de la section inférieure de pilastre.

Claims

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I CLAIM:
1. A wooden newel post having a height and width,
comprising:
an upper newel post section made of higher quality
wood and having a lower post connecting end, the higher
quality wood being selected from the group consisting
of oak wood and maple wood;
a lower newel post section made of lower quality wood
and having an upper post connecting end connected to
said lower post connecting end of said upper newel post
section, said lower newel post section further having
an outer newel post surface, the lower quality wood being
selected from the group consisting of rubber wood and
pine wood from plantation forests, defective higher
quality wood, and high density fiber material; and
a decorative lamella layer made of higher quality
wood and secured to said outer newel post surface of
said lower newel post section.
2. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, wherein
said upper newel post section extends at least one-half
of the full height of said wooden newel post.
3. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, wherein
said upper newel post section has a contoured outer newel
post surface.
4. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, wherein
said upper newel post section includes a plurality of
wooden boards that are interconnected side-by-side


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along the width of said wooden newel post, and that extend
along the full height of said upper newel post section.
5. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, further
comprising finger joint means provided on said lower
post connecting end and said upper post connecting end
for interconnecting said upper newel and lower newel
post sections.
6. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, wherein
said lower newel post section includes a plurality of
wooden boards that are interconnected side-by-side
along the width of said wooden newel post, and that extend
along the full height of said lower newel post section.
7. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 6, wherein
each of said wooden boards includes a plurality of board
sections that are interconnected to each other by means
of finger joints.
8. The wooden newel post as claimed in Claim 1, wherein
said lower newel post section has a rectangular
cross-section, and said decorative lamella layer is
secured to four sides of said lower newel post section.

Description

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WOODEN NEWEL POST
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a wooden newel post, more
particularly to a wooden newel post that is made from
S acombinationofhigherandlowerqualitywoodmaterials.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In drawings which illustrate embodiment of the
invention,
Figure 1 illustrates how a conventional wooden newel
post is made from a plurality of wooden boards;
Figure 2 is a schematic view of the conventional
wooden newel post;
Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the
preferred embodiment of a wooden newel post according
to the present invention;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the preferred
embodiment taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a schematic view of the wooden newel post
of the present invention; and
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a rectangular raw
post body of the preferred embodiment, illustrating how
the wooden newel post is made from the post body.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a conventional wooden
newel post 1 is shown to have a height and width, and
is formed by interconnecting three wooden boards 101
side-by-side along the width of the wooden newel post


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1 to form a rectangular raw post body. Each of the wooden
boards 101 is made of higher quality wood, such as oak
or maple, and extends the full height of the wooden newel
post 1 . The post body is lathed so as to form a contoured
upper post section 2, and a lower post section 3 having
a rectangular cross-section. The standard
specification of the wooden newel post 1 is 43 to 72
inches in height . Higher quality wood materials having
no scars, no mineral lines, and having sufficient length
are selected to produce the conventional wooden newel
post 1.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main obj ect of the present invention is to provide
a wooden newel post that is made from a combination of
higher and lower quality wood materials so as to help
reduce consumption of higher quality wood.
According to this invention, a wooden newel post
having a height and width comprises an upper newel post
section, a lower newel post section, and a decorative
lamella layer. The upper newel post section is made of
higher quality wood, and has a lower post connecting
end. The higher quality wood is selected from the group
consisting of oak wood and maple wood. The lower newel
post section is made of lower quality wood, and has an
upper post connecting end connected to the lower post
connecting end of the upper newel post section, and an
outer newel post surface. The lower quality wood is


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selected from the group consisting of rubber wood and
pine wood from plantation forests, defective higher
quality wood, and high density fiber material. The
decorative lamella layer is made of higher quality wood,
and is secured to the outer newel post surface of the
lower newel post section.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figures 3 to 6, the preferred embodiment
of a wooden newel post 100 according to the present
invention is shown to have a height and width, and
comprises an upper newel post section 10, a lower newel
post section 20 connected to the upper newel post section
10, and a decorative lamella layer 30 adhered to an outer
newel post surface of the lower newel post section 20.
The upper newel post section 10 is made of hard higher
quality wood, such as oak wood and maple wood, and extends
at least one-half of the full height of the wooden newel
post 100. In this embodiment, the upper newel post
section 10 extends to approximately two-thirds of the
full height of the wooden newel post 100, and has a top
end portion 11, a lower post connecting end 12 opposite
to the top end portion 11, and a contoured outer newel
post surface 13 that extends along the full height of
the upper newel post section 10. The upper newel post
section 10 includes three wooden boards 14 that are
interconnected side-by-side along the width of the
wooden newel post 100, such as by gluing, and that extend


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along the full height of the upper newel post section
10. Lower ends 141 of the wooden boards 14 correspond
to the lower post connecting end 12 of the upper newel
post section 10.
The lower newel post section 20 is made of lower
quality wood, such as rubber wood and pine wood from
plantationforests, defective higher quality wood, and
high density f fiber material . The lower newel post section
20 has a rectangular cross-section, an upper post
connecting end 21, a bottom end portion 22 opposite to
the upper post connecting end 21, and an outer newel
post surface 23 that extends along the full height of
the lower newel post section 20. The lower newel post
section 20 includes three wooden boards 24 that are
interconnected side-by-side along the width of the
wooden newel post 100, such as by gluing, and that extend
along the full height of the lower newel post section
20. Upper ends 241 of the wooden boards 24 correspond
to the upper post connecting end 21. Each wooden board
24 includes two board sections 24' that are
interconnected to each other along the full height of
the lower newel post sect ion 20 by means of f finger j oints .
The upper ends 241 of the wooden boards 24 of the lower
newel post section 20 and the lower ends 141 of the wooden
boards 14 of the upper newel post section 10 are
interconnected by means of finger joints, such that the
lower newel post section 20 extends continuously from


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the upper newel post section 10 along the full height
of the wooden newel post 100.
The decorative lamella layer 30 includes 2-8mm
lamella pieces of the same hard higher quality wood used
5 in the upper newel post section 10, and is adhered
securely to the outer newel post surface 23 on four sides
of the lower newel post section 20.
Referring to Figure 6, the wooden newel post 100 of
this invention is manufactured according to a process
that is substantially similar to the conventional one.
Three wooden boards 210 made of higher quality wood are
interconnected respectively with three wooden boards
220 made of lower quality wood so as to form a rectangular
raw post body 200. The post body 200 is lathed so as
to form the contoured outer newel post surface 13 of
the upper newel post section 10.
Although the wooden newel post 100 of the present
invention conveys a continuous higher quality wood
appearance in view of the upper newel post section 10
and the decorative lamella layer 30, as best illustrated
in Figures 3 and 5, the lower newel post section 20 covered
by the decorative lamella layer 30 can be made of lower
quality wood or defective higher quality wood, thereby
reducing consumption of higher quality wood material
to a minimum.
V,Ihile the present invention has been described in
connection with what is considered the most practical


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and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this
invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment
but is intended to cover various arrangements included
within the spirit and scope of the broadest
interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications
and equivalent arrangements.

Representative Drawing