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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Allen Edward Brook, Waterford, WI (US);
Terrence E. O'Brien, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Roy E. McDaniels, Watertown, WI (US);
Scott Martin Hall, Sussex, WI (US);
Matthew R. Peterson, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey Franklin Marcheske, Waukesha, WI (US);
BRUNO INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC., Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
A rail segment for a stairlift and its method of formation are provided. The rail segment includes an elongate tube made of a first material, the tube comprising a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal retaining slot extending from the first end to the second end; a rack made of a second material, the rack comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the rack is held within the retaining slot; and anchor securing the rack within the retaining slot to the tube at or adjacent to ends of the tube.