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US 4,909,483 AGranted
Support for the handrail of a detachable handrail unit
AssigneeAlprokon Promotie en Dontwikkeling B.V.
InventorFrederik C. van Herpen
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Abstract
Support for the handrail of a detachable handrail assembly, with a base kept in place by weight and a post which is connected thereto and to which the handrail can be fixed, in which the bottom end of the post lies a distance above the bearing face of the base, base and post are interconnected by a horizontal hinge situated at a distance above the bearing face, and structure is provided for locking the base and post relative to each other when in the folded-out position.
Claims12
A support assembly for a handrail of a handrail assembly, comprising:
- a handrail extending horizontally,
- the support assembly for the handrail comprising:
- a base having a bottom for resting on a surface on which the support assembly supports the handrail, the base also having an end facing in a direction across that of the bottom;
- an upright post extending to and attached to the handrail, the post having a front side, and the base end generally being behind the front side of the post so that the end of the base does not extend past the post, the post having a bottom end;
- a hinge connecting the base to pivot with respect to the post, the hinge having a pivot located above the bottom of the base and generally at the end of the base and being generally at the bottom end of the post, for enabling the base to pivot between a generally upright position up toward the upright post and a folded-out position with the bottom of the base on the surface;
- whereby with the base being folded upright from the folded-out position toward the post about the hinge, a free space is defined beneath both of the bottom end of the post and the end of the base without moving the post up.
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