Patent ID: 8240710

Claim:
A hand rail assembly for use with access steps for an existing recreational vehicle, said handrail assembly comprising: a rail assembly including upper and lower rails angled downwardly and away from the existing recreational vehicle, said rail assembly further including first and receiving palings respectively attached to said upper and lower rails such that said upper and lower rails remain aligned parallel to each other during operating conditions; a mounting assembly removably attached to a lower end of said rail assembly, said mounting assembly including a receiving bracket having a first receiving end formed therein; and, a rib located around an entire perimeter of a first insertion end and thereby having an outer dimension larger than an outer dimension of said first receiving end to thereby prevent said first insertion end from penetrating beyond a predetermined limit within said first receiving end of said receiving bracket; wherein said first insertion end is located at a proximal end of said lower rail and is insertingly connected to said first receiving end; wherein said mounting assembly is adapted to be attached to a mounting surface of the existing recreational vehicle; and, wherein said lower rail is located subjacent to said upper rail and thereby stabilizes said rail assembly during operating conditions; a leg having a second insertion end disposed at an upper portion of said leg, said second insertion end being linearly inserted into a second receiving end of said receiving paling, said leg further having a foot disposed at a distal end of said leg, wherein said foot is adapted to be supported on a ground surface; wherein said leg has a single and unitary body vertically aligned with said receiving paling, said second receiving end beginning located proximate to said lower rail; and, wherein each of said leg and said receiving paling has a square cross-section thereby prohibiting said leg from rotating relative to said receiving paling.