Patent · US Expired

Handrail/leaning rail

US6270058A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 2000
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2011/1897
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A handrail/leaning rail includes a mounting system adapted to be attached to a wall and an elongated rail separate from the mounting system and removably attached to the mounting system. The rail has a handgrip portion having a top surface and undercut front and rear surfaces shaped for grasping by a user, the rear surface being positioned on the rail to be spaced apart from the wall. A safety blocking portion that is longitudinally coextensive with the handgrip portion and extends rearwardly from a lower base portion of the rear surface of the handgrip portion blocks a gap that would otherwise be left between the lower base portion of the handgrip portion and the wall. The rail also has a wall shield flange portion that extends upwardly from the safety blocking portion and is spaced apart from the rear surface of the handgrip portion.

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