Patent ID: 11946258
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  A | IPC A  E

Claim 13:
14. A method of assisting a person along a flight of stairs, the method comprising:
for each of the stairs in the flight of stairs:
mounting a block to the stair by connecting a connector that extends outward from a back side of the block to a rail that is mounted to a riser of the stair and that extends outward from the riser, the block comprising a top side that faces outward from a tread of the stair and a bottom side that contacts against the tread;
sliding the block along the tread of the stair to a first section of the tread by moving the connector along the rail in a first direction and with the connector sliding along the rail within a gap formed between the block and the riser; and
after the person moves past the stair, sliding the block along the tread from the first section to a second section by moving the connector along the rail in a second direction and with the connector sliding along the rail within the gap formed between the block and the riser.