Patent ID: 11946259
Assignee: PEAK INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A railing system for stairs, comprising:
a plurality of pickets, each of the pickets having first and second ends and comprising:
a picket first opening proximate to the first end; and
a picket second opening proximate to the second end;

a first rail comprising:
a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user;
an attachment portion connected to the handle portion, the attachment portion comprising:
a first channel;
an attachment sidewall in contact with at least a portion of the pickets, wherein the attachment sidewall comprises a plurality of attachment openings corresponding in location to the picket first openings, and wherein the attachment openings and the corresponding picket first openings are adapted to receive fasteners; and
an overhang spaced apart from the attachment sidewall; and

a first cover adapted to cover the fasteners when the fasteners are inserted into the attachment openings and the corresponding picket first openings, wherein the first cover is adapted to fit substantially within the first channel, and wherein the overhang is adapted to extend over at least a portion of the first cover; and

a second rail comprising:
a base member comprising a plurality of base openings adapted to receive the second ends of the pickets;
a base sidewall extending from the base member, the base sidewall in contact with at least a portion of the pickets, wherein the base sidewall comprises a plurality of base sidewall openings corresponding in location to the picket second openings, and wherein the base sidewall openings and the corresponding picket second openings are adapted to receive other ones of the fasteners; and
a second cover adapted to cover the other ones of the fasteners when the other ones of the fasteners are inserted into the base sidewall openings and the corresponding picket second openings.