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

Claim 8:
9. A system to assist a person along a flight of stairs that comprises a plurality of stairs, the system comprising:
steps configured to be mounted at the plurality of stairs, each of the steps comprising:
a block comprising:
a top side and a bottom side;
a front side and a back side that extend between the top side and the bottom side;
opposing lateral sides that extend between the top side and the bottom side;

a connector connected to the back side of the block, the connector comprising a body that extends around an opening;
a rail configured to be mounted to a riser and to extend outward from the riser, the rail sized to fit within the opening of the body;

wherein the block has a height measured between the top side and the bottom side that is less than a height of a riser of one of the plurality of stairs;
wherein the block comprises a width measured between the lateral sides and with the width being shorter than the rail;
wherein the block is connected to the rail through the connector and movable along the rail; and
wherein the block is constructed from wood and the connector and the rail are constructed from metal.