Stairway system

A kit of materials for assemblage into a handrail assembly for attachment to a stairway having treads at a riser height of 7½ inches, the kit of materials for selectively constructing a handrail assembly comprising between two and four balusters per stairway tread wherein the balusters are evenly spaced and include top and bottom features and the bottom features of the balusters align parallel to the tread surface while the top features of the balusters align parallel to the handrail of the handrail assembly and comprising:

• (a) a handrail;
• (b) a first baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length;
• (c) a second baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length substantially equal to the length of the bottom segment of the first baluster, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length about 1⅞ inches greater than the length of the turning segment of the first baluster;
• (d) a third baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length substantially equal to the length of the bottom segment of the first and second balusters, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length about 2½ inches greater than the length of the turning segment of the first baluster;
• (e) a fourth baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length substantially equal to the length of the bottom segment of the first, second, and third balusters, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length that is about 3¾ inches greater than the length of the turning segment of the first baluster;
• (f) a fifth baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length substantially equal to the length of the bottom segment of the first, second, third, and fourth balusters, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length that is about 5 inches greater than the length of the turning segment of the first baluster;
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• (g) a sixth baluster comprising:
• (i) a top segment having defined features, at least a portion of the segment for assemblage adjacent to the handrail;
• (ii) a bottom segment having defined features and a length substantially equal to the length of the bottom segment of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth balusters, the segment for assemblage adjacent to a tread;
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• (iii) a turning segment between the top segment and the bottom segment, the turning segment having a length that is about 5⅝ inches greater than the length of the turning segment of the first baluster,
• wherein, the length for the turning segment of a subsequent baluster is greater than a length for the turning segment of a previous baluster according to the riser height of 7½ inches divided by the total number of balusters per tread whereby for a two baluster per tread arrangement, said first baluster and said fourth baluster is selected;
• for a three baluster per tread arrangement, said first baluster, said third baluster and said fifth baluster is selected;
• and for a four baluster per tread arrangement, said first baluster, said second baluster, said fourth baluster and said sixth baluster is selected.