Handrail assembly for curved staircase
OwnerRoger Eandiinventor
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Abstract
A handrail assembly for a curved staircase, which includes baluster means having support elements adapted to connect to a handrail with connectors such as screws and a handrail formed from stranded aluminum cable coated with a continuous layer of heat-sealable plastic and connected to the support elements. Methods for splicing the handrail and mounting it on the staircase are also disclosed.
Claims13
A handrail assembly for a curved staircase comprising a plurality of baluster means having support means to support a cylindrical handrail and means to accept a connector, and having means to fix said baluster means at a predetermined height above said staircase,
- a stranded cylindrical aluminum cable coated with flexible plastic material, said coated cable having an outside diameter at least 0.75 inches, and
- said cable being fastened to each of said support means with a connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.