Patent ID: 6843468

Claim:
A handrail and bracket assembly including: a rail; a bracket; and a fastener for securing the rail to the bracket; wherein the bracket includes: a base; a first wall extending from the base; a second wall extending from the base, the second wall being parallel to the first wall; at least one mounting hole located in the base, between the first and second walls, the mounting hole being nearer the first wall than it is to the second wall; a first channel for retaining the rail in a first position, the first channel having a central, longitudinal axis located between the first and second walls and nearer the second wall than it is to the first wall; a second channel for retaining the rail in a second position, the second channel having a central, longitudinal axis perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis of the first channel; an opening in the first channel for receiving the fastener, the opening being located along the central, longitudinal axes of the first and second channels; and a spring for biasing the rail toward the first channel when the rail is retained in the first position and toward the second channel when the rail is retained in the second position.