Patent ID: 8522495

Claim:
A handrail construction configured for use with a bridge or stairway, the handrail construction comprising: a tubular handrail element having a cross section defined by a closed tube wall which encloses an internal cavity, the tubular handrail element comprising a thermosetting material; and a plurality of spaced supports fastened to an external surface of the handrail element, at least two counterpieces each being located in the internal cavity of the handrail element, each support being fastened to one of the counterpieces by at least one fastening element which protrudes through the tube wall of the handrail element and into one of the counterpieces, the counterpieces being provided such that each of the counterpieces is set apart from other counterpieces, the position of the counterpieces each corresponding to one of the supports, adjacent counterpieces being connected to one another by one of a pull member and a push member, wherein the at least one fastening element comprises at least one screw, the at least one screw being screwed in to one of the counterpieces.