Handrail for preventing stairway falls

Details Handrail for preventing stairway falls Handrail for preventing stairway falls

2010-10-21

2011-11-22

Glessner, Brian (Department: 3633)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Including component designed to receive a disparate article...

C052S182000, C052S745190

Reexamination Certificate

active

08061085

ABSTRACT:
To further prevent stairway falls, an otherwise conventional handrail, of the type that is mounted on the sidewall of a stairway and has an upper portion which is configured to be easily grasped by one utilizing, is modified by providing it with a two-part cavity in the interior of the handrail, with its first part being a slot that extends from the handrails' exterior surface and its second part being a bore that is situated in the handrail's interior and joined with the slot so as to make the bore accessible from the handrail's exterior surface. This modified handrail is also to provided with a wrist securing device that works in cooperation with the handrail's cavity for keeping the wrist of a user in close proximity to the handrail when the user is traversing the stairway.

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