Handrail system
AssigneeRetrofit Ventures, LLC
InventorMatthew J. Quinn
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Abstract
A handrail system (10) is disclosed having an elongated handrail rod (11) coupled to handrail mounts (12) that are adapted to be mounted to a support surface. The handrail system also includes accessory devices (13) coupled to the elongated handrail. The elongated handrail rod includes a casing (16) and an internal frame (17) to form a channel (22). The accessory device includes a mounting flange (43) configured to mate with the handrail rod and an accessory holder (44). The mounting flange includes an elongated neck (45) extending to a curved top portion (46) configured to overlay the top of the handrail. The mounting flange also includes a locking member (47) configured to be received within the channel of the handrail rod.
Claims20
A handrail system comprising:
- at least one handrail mount adapted to be mounted to a support surface;
- an elongated handrail rod having a front side, a rear side, a top side, and a longitudinal length and being coupled to said at least one handrail mount, said handrail rod having an elongated, longitudinally extending channel extending from said rear side, and
- an accessory device coupled to said handrail rod, said accessory device having a fixed mounting flange with a fixed horizontally extending locking member adapted to be received within said handrail rod channel, said fixed mounting flange extending about said elongated handrail rod so as to overlay a portion of said front side, a portion of said rear side, and said top side, and the size and shape of said locking member preventing the mounting flange from being gravitationally disengaged from at least a major portion of said handrail rod channel.
The handrail system of claim wherein said fixed mounting flange further includes a second member extending from said first member which is also sized and shaped to be received within said handrail rod channel.
A handrail system comprising:
- an elongated handrail rod, and
- an accessory device having a fixed mounting flange and being coupled to said handrail rod,
- one of either said handrail rod or said accessory device mounting flange having an elongated, longitudinally extending channel, and said other of said handrail rod or said accessory device fixed mounting flange having a fixed and stationary locking member adapted to be received within said channel, the size and shape of said fixed and stationary locking member preventing the mounting flange from being gravitationally disengaged from at least a portion of said channel.
A handrail system comprising:
- at least one handrail mount adapted to be mounted to a support surface;
- an elongated handrail rod having a longitudinal length and being coupled to said at least one handrail mount, and
- an accessory device coupled to said handrail rod, said accessory device having a fixed and stationary mounting flange with an elongated, longitudinally extending channel,
- said handrail rod having a fixed and stationary locking member adapted to be received within said mounting flange channel, the size and shape of said fixed and stationary locking member preventing the fixed and stationary mounting flange from being gravitationally disengaged from at least a portion of said handrail rod channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.