Patent ID: 8070137

Claim:
A handrail assembly comprising: a elongated railing having a bottom surface that extends substantially across the entire width of the railing and is substantially planar and defining an interior, wherein the interior includes a channel integrally formed with and extending upwardly from the bottom surface of the railing and extending along a length of the railing; and at least one mounting assembly interconnected with the channel, wherein the mounting assembly is configured to secure the handrail assembly to a surface; wherein the channel includes a grooved portion mating with a portion of the at least one mounting assembly configured to be introduced upwardly through the bottom surface; wherein the channel comprises an inverted T-shaped cross-section, wherein a horizontally extending portion of the T-shaped cross-section includes an ungrooved portion and the grooved portion is disposed on a vertically extending portion of the T-shaped cross-section.