Adjustable stair railing
OwnerJeff Marsdeninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable stair railing (12) for a stairway railing (14) being a plurality of balusters (16) supporting a handrail (18) on a stairway (20). The adjustable stair railing (12) comprises an auxiliary rail (22) and a facility (24) for attaching the auxiliary rail (22) to some of the balusters (16) in a height adjustable manner and a parallel relationship below the handrail (18) on the stairway railing (14). A young child unable to reach the handrail (18) can now grip the auxiliary rail (22), to travel up and down the stairway (20) in safety without tripping on the stairway (20).
Claims20
An adjustable stair railing for a stairway railing being a handrail mounted by a plurality of wall brackets onto a stairway wall, said adjustable stair railing comprising:
- a) a plurality of fake balusters;
- b) means for affixing each of said fake balusters to the handrail, so that said fake balusters will be spaced apart and hang down from the handrail;
- c) an auxiliary rail;
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- d) means for attaching said auxiliary rail to said fake balusters in a height adjustable manner and a parallel relationship below the handrail, so that a young child unable to reach the handrail can now grip said auxiliary rail to travel up and down the stairway in safety without tripping on the stairway.
An adjustable stair railing for a stairway railing being a handrail mounted by a plurality of wall brackets onto a stairway wall, said adjustable stair railing comprising:
- a) a plurality of fake balusters;
- b) means for affixing each of said fake balusters to the handrail, so that said fake balusters will be spaced apart and hang down from the handrail, said affixing means is a holding device on a top end of one said fake baluster that engages with the handrail;
- c) an auxiliary rail that includes a plurality of elongated members that are interconnected to said attaching means;
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- d) means for attaching said auxiliary rail to said fake balusters in a height adjustable manner and a parallel relationship below the handrail, so that a young child unable to reach the handrail can now grip said auxiliary rail to travel up and down the stairway in safety without tripping on the stairway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.