Patent ID: 7823229

Claim:
A pivotal handrail, attached to a wall or a vertical surface comprising: a vertical member movable about an axis including: a lower end having a plurality of grooves disposed along a circumference and directed along an axis parallel to said vertical member axis, and an axial projection including a first diameter member and a distal second diameter member larger than said first diameter member; an arm member radially having at least one bend therein formed to attach said vertical member at least two places therealong; a lower pivot having a first portion mounted to a lower wall mounting member, said lower pivot including a plurality of teeth disposed on a first surface along a circumference and directed along an axis substantially parallel to said vertical member axis and aligned to mate with said vertical member grooves, an aperture therein including two diameters, comprising a first diameter and a relatively wider second diameter, where in said first diameter divides said wider second diameter into a top wider second diameter and a bottom wider second diameter, wherein, when assembled, said vertical member distal second diameter member is passed through said top wider second diameter and disposed within said bottom wider second diameter.