Attic stair apparatus

An attic stair apparatus for installation at an installation site in an attic or a garage, the

• attic stair apparatus comprising:
• a stair assembly having a stair assembly upper portion and a stair assembly lower portion, the stair assembly comprising:
• a left stringer;
• a right stringer;
• a plurality of stairsteps;
• and
• a backing
• a left-hand spring mount fixedly connected to the left stringer at the upper portion of the stair assembly;
• a right-hand spring mount fixedly connected to the right stringer at the upper portion of the stair assembly;
• a railing assembly comprising;
• a left railing having a left railing upper end and a left railing lower end, the left railing comprising:
• a first left pipe end mount
• a first left pipe elbow;
• and
• a first left pipe handrail;
• a right railing having an upper end being fixedly connected to the large right-hand spring mount a right railing lower end being fixedly connected to the right stringer at the lower portion of the stair assembly;
• a hinge assembly comprising:
• a left hinge pivotally mounted to the left-hand spring mount, the left hinge comprising a left gas spring, a left male clevis, a left female clevis and a left fixed mount;
• a right hinge pivotally mounted to the right-hand spring mount, the right hinge comprising a right gas spring, a right male clevis, a right female clevis and a right fixed mount;
• a stationary adjustable joist plate and a sliding adjustable joist plate;
• a left stringer plate and a right stringer plate;
• a joist plate;
• a clamping two-piece shaft
• collar;
• a merchant coupler;
• and
• a first left black pipe mounted between the shaft collar and the merchant coupler, and a second right pipe mounted between the merchant coupler and the joist plate;
• wherein the attic stair apparatus is configured to transition between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration.