Patent ID: 6857622
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: A47K,B60N,E04F

Abstract:
1. A handrail assembly adapted for use with a stairway, comprising: a handrail having a generally wavy shape; and means for mounting said handrail obliquely along a stairway to provide an alternating combination of generally horizontally disposed portions and generally vertically disposed portions, said generally vertically disposed portions being adapted to be grasped by a user without bending his or her wrist forwardly in ascending a flight of stairs, said generally horizontally disposed portions being adapted to be grasped by the user without bending his or her wrist forwardly in descending the flight of stairs; and wherein said handrail is mounted relative to the stairway so that each of the generally horizontally and vertically disposed portions is disposed generally above a step and a riser of the stairway, respectively.