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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1992
Thomas A Shreiner, Muncy, PA (US);
Construction Specialties, Inc., Cranford, NJ (US);
Abstract
An ergonomic handrail comprises an elongated metal retainer of substantially uniform cross-section along its length and having a body portion, upper and lower flange portions extending upwardly and downwardly, respectively, from the body portion, an upper web portion extending upwardly from the body portion from a juncture therewith rearwardly of the upper flange portion and defining with the upper flange portion a slot that opens generally upwardly, and upper front and rear arcuate arm portions extending upwardly from a common juncture with an upper edge of the web portion and defining the major portion of substantially circular cylindrical surface except for a space between upper edges thereof. An elongated bumper cover member of an impact resistant substantially rigid polymeric material and of substantially uniform cross-section along its length is received in captured engagement by the flange portions of the retainer. An elongated upper handgrip cover member of an impact-resistant substantially rigid polymeric material received over the upper arm portions of the retainer in substantially continuous contact therewith along mutually engageable internal surfaces of the handgrip cover member and external surfaces of the arm portions of the retainer. The handrail may also have a lower handgrip portion of generally the same configuration as the upper handgrip portion.