Patent ID: 8820511

Claim:
A handrail having a generally C-shaped cross-section and defining an internal generally T-shaped slot, the handrail comprising: a) a first layer of thermoplastic material extending around an upper part of the T-shaped slot defining inner walls of semi-circular lip portions, wherein the first layer of thermoplastic material tapers in thickness around the lip portions, and terminates along the inner walls of the lip portions; b) a second layer of thermoplastic material extending around the outside of the first layer of thermoplastic material and defining the exterior profile of the handrail and generally opposing end walls of the lip portions, wherein the first layer of thermoplastic material is formed from a harder thermoplastic than the second layer of thermoplastic material; c) a slider layer lining the T-shaped slot and bonded to the first layer of thermoplastic material; and d) a cable array for inhibiting stretch, the cable array consisting of a plurality of longitudinal cables disposed along a central plane within the first layer of thermoplastic material, wherein outside cables of the cable array are offset inwardly in relation to the end walls of the lip portions, wherein the T-shaped slot has a bottom plane defining a bottom of the upper part of the T-shaped slot, wherein the bottom plane of the T-shaped slot is coplanar with each of the inner walls of the lips portions, and wherein the first layer of thermoplastic material does not extend below the bottom plane of the T-shaped slot.