Patent ID: 8511431

Claim:
A handrail retrofit system for retrofitting a handrail of a truck having two or more ladders for accessing a cabin or catwalk, the handrail retrofit system comprising: a first handrail extension member for connecting a first upper portion of one handrail of a first ladder extending vertically along a front face of the truck to a railing mounted to the catwalk around the cabin of the truck, wherein the first handrail extension member comprises four angled sections forming a bent tubular structure, wherein the four angled sections comprise a first section extending orthogonally outwardly from a flat forward surface of the truck, a second section extending at an angle downwardly and outwardly from the first section, a third section extending vertically upwardly, and a fourth section parallel to the flat forward surface of the truck; and a second handrail extension member connecting a second upper portion of another handrail of the first ladder to a forward-facing handrail mounted to an outer surface of the cabin of the truck, wherein the second handrail extension member comprises four angled sections forming a bent tubular structure, wherein the four angled sections comprise a first section extending orthogonally outwardly from the flat forward surface of the truck, a second section extending vertically upwardly, a third section extending rearwardly and parallel to the first section, and a fourth section parallel to the flat forward face surface of the truck.