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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H. Green, Lenoir, NC (US);
J. Allen Dyer, Wilkesboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
ECMD, Inc., North Wilkesboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 1/100 ; E04F 1/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 1/100 ; E04F 1/910 ;
Abstract
A stairway and rail system. The stairway system includes a plurality of spaced apart treads; at least one baluster per tread; a two-piece handrail assembly; and a lateral support for supporting the handrail. In the preferred embodiment, the handrail assembly includes: a top segment; a bottom segment; a mating surface on one of the top segment and the bottom segment for aligning the top segment with the bottom segment; and a fastener groove between the top segment and the bottom segment for permitting the accommodation of fasteners used to attach the handrail to each baluster.