A baluster joint block has a base and a baluster assembly, the base further comprising a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of positioning apertures and a first locking aperture disposed at a center position of the base; a lower end of the base provided with an inclined surface; a bottom end of the baluster assembly further comprising a plurality of indentions, a plurality of positioning points and a jointing section, a containment space formed between the jointing section and the baluster assembly, a second locking aperture disposed at a center position of a top surface of the jointing section, and a plurality of strips disposed on an outer surface of the jointing section, the plurality of indentions and the positioning points of the baluster assembly correspondingly matching the plurality of protrusions and the positioning apertures such that the baluster assembly engages with the base to form a connecting block.

An anchor post for mounting a baluster having a hollow interior onto a supporting surface. The anchor post has a stalk adapted to extend into one end of a baluster and a body adapted to be fastened to a supporting surface. The body has a centrally located downwardly pointed spike for centering the body on a supporting surface.

A self-locking handrail system includes a female profile and a male profile. The female profile includes a first leg, a first locking extension that is approximately parallel to the first leg, having a gap formed therebetween, and a first vertical leg extending from the first locking extension approximately orthogonal to the first locking extension. The male profile includes a second vertical leg, and a second locking extension extending from a free end of the second locking extension, forming a fulcrum. A panel is positioned between the first vertical leg and the second vertical leg. A bar is positioned between the panel and the second vertical leg, the bar having first and second surfaces opposite one another that are not parallel with one another, causing the female and male profiles to engage by tilting the second vertical leg outward from the panel and about the fulcrum.

A self-locking glazing system includes a female profile having a first locking extension and a first leg extending therefrom, the first leg having a first tip. The system includes a male profile having a second locking extension and a second leg extending therefrom, the second leg having a second tip that is approximately opposite the first tip, and a thermal break material positioned between the female and male profiles. When a panel is positioned between the first and second tips, the female profile and the male profile are caused to engage against the thermal break material.

A baluster stabilizer and method of installing a stabilized baluster between a floor and a rail. The stabilizer includes a planar base and a transverse projection(s). The base has a transverse primary opening therethrough configured and arranged for press fit insertion of an end of a baluster therethrough. The projection(s) extend in a first transverse direction from the lower major surface of the base proximate each of at least three sides of the primary opening for extension into a drilled hole into which the end of the baluster is to be inserted. The projection(s) are configured to allow unimpeded insertion of an end of a baluster from the upper major surface through the primary orifice and past the projections.

A baluster installation system. The system can comprise a connector comprising a first section for engaging an end of a baluster and a second end for engaging a route in a handrail. The first section can comprise a first shaft and a plurality of first ribs extending from the first shaft, and the second section can include a second shaft and a plurality of second ribs extending from the second shaft. The first ribs can be adapted to engage a portion of the baluster when the first section is engaged with the end of the baluster, and the second ribs can be adapted to engage sidewalls of the route when the second section is engaged with the route.

An anchor pin support for a post is provided. A central shaft has a flared base at an end of the central shaft. First and second arms extend upward from a top of the central shaft and define a gap therebetween. Each of the first and second arms having at least two sets of aligned holes, each shaped to receive a connector. An I-beam has two arms and a web, the web shaped to insert into the gap, the web of the I-beam having at least one hole. A connector is insertable into the first set of aligned holes of the anchor pin and one of the holes of the web of the I-beam to attach the anchor pin to the I-beam.

Various implementations include a baluster. The baluster includes a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediate portion. The first portion has a first length. The first portion has a constant cross-sectional size as measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis along the entire first length. The second portion has a second length. The second portion has a constant cross-sectional size as measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis along the entire second length. The intermediate portion is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The intermediate portion has an intermediate length as measured along the longitudinal axis. The intermediate portion has a varied cross-sectional size as measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis along the intermediate length. An end of one of the first portion opposite the intermediate portion or the second portion opposite the intermediate portion defines a dowel opening.

A support structure for handrail post repair, the support structure comprising a support frame having a flange base for stabilizing the support structure and a tube comprising a rail end and a ground end such that the tube is connected to the flange base at the ground end, a support rod attached to the tube for securing a handrail post and at least one locking element extending through the tube.

A baluster mount system includes a fastener, a fixed element and a pivot element. The fastener attaches the fixed element to the stairway substrate. The fixed element has a substrate portion and an attachment portion, and the attachment portion includes one of a clevis and a tang. The pivot element has a tubular portion and a secondary attachment portion. The secondary attachment portion includes the other of the clevis and the tang. A pin extends through the attachment portion and the secondary attachment portion to pivotally connect the fixed element and the pivot element. An end portion of the baluster is inserted into the tubular portion of the pivot element, and the baluster end may be retained in the tubular portion by a set screw extending into the tubular portion.