Patent ID: 8061085

Claim:
An improved conventional handrail of the type that has an exterior surface that includes a top surface with two outer edges and which has a lateral centerline about which said top surface is symmetrical, an interior surface, two ends, a longitudinal centerline extending between said ends, and an upper portion that includes said symmetrical top surface and has a configuration that allows both said outer edges to be simultaneously grasped by one hand of one traversing said stairway, wherein the improvements comprising: a cavity in the interior of said handrail that extents between said handrail ends, wherein said cavity having a first and a second part, said first part being a slot of a prescribed width that extends from said handrail top surface and into the interior of said handrail, said second part being a bore that is situated proximate the centerline of said handrail and joins with said slot so as to make said bore accessible through said slot from said handrail top surface, wherein said bore having a characteristic dimension that is greater than the width of said slot, and a wrist securing means having a configuration that allows said means to be attached and detached from the wrist of the hand that one also uses to simultaneously grasp said handrail top surface outer edges while traversing a stairway and to work in cooperation with said handrail cavity for keeping said wrist of one who uses said wrist securing means in close proximity to said handrail in the event of said user releasing the user's grasp of said handrail when said user is traversing said stairway; and a plurality of dams located within said bore, each of said dams extending from a point proximate the intersection of said slot with said bore, said points being spaced apart at a prescribed distance along the longitudinal extent of said bore.