Patent ID: 7614612

Claim:
A stair railing having a plurality of baluster assemblies supporting a top rail a first distance above a staircase, each baluster assembly comprising: a first baluster portion having a bottom end and top end defining a length therebetween that is less than the first distance; a first attachment having an elongated slot therethrough and attached to an underside of the top rail, a threaded fastener extending through the slot and top end of the first baluster portion to connect the top end of the first baluster portion to the first attachment for pivotal and slidable adjustment therebetween, the fastener also being selectively lockable to fix the position of first baluster portion relative to the first attachment, a second baluster portion having a bottom end and top end defining a length therebetween that is less than the length of the first baluster portion, the top end of the second portion slidingly engaged within the bottom end of the first portion such that the portions are selectively slidable with respect to each other to allow for the first distance to be adjusted, a locking fixture surrounding the bottom end of the first portion and having a set screw threaded through the fixture locking the first portion relative to the second portion, and a second attachment attaching the second portion bottom end to the staircase.