Patent ID: 8356802

Claim:
A handrail assembly comprising: a handrail, said handrail is adapted to be supported by a bracket, said bracket is adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface by means of a wall support portion, said bracket having a handrail support means, said handrail support means are adapted to be attached to said wall support portion by one end; a handrail attachment means, said handrail attachment means is located on an opposite end of said handrail support means, a channel formed within said handrail; wherein said channel has substantially a T-shaped configuration and forms an upper portion and a lower portion; wherein the width of said handrail attachment means is substantially equal to the width of said upper portion of said channel and the length of said handrail attachment means is substantially equal to the width of said lower portion of said channel; wherein said handrail attachment means is adapted to be firstly inserted lengthwise into the lower portion of said channel and secondly to be releasably and frictionally locked within the upper portion of said channel by means of 90 degree twist of said handrail attachment means within the upper portion of said channel; wherein said handrail attachment means further comprises a biting means which are locked within said upper portion of said channel by biting into inner vertical side walls of said upper portion of said channel, wherein said handrail support means comprises a horizontal arm portion and vertical arm portion, said horizontal arm portion extends horizontally outwardly from said wall support portion, and said vertical arm portion is connected to said horizontal arm portion and extends vertically from said horizontal arm portion and wherein said handrail attachment means comprises a head portion formed at an end of said vertical arm portion, said head portion extends substantially horizontally from said vertical arm portion, and wherein said head portion is provided with a rounded portion formed at one end of said head portion and wherein said biting means comprises a number of teeth formed at the opposite end of said head portion, said rounded portion and said teeth are adapted to facilitate secure and releasable locking of said head portion within said T-shaped channel.