(19)
(11) EP 1 335 081 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/33

(21) Application number: 03250766.7

(22) Date of filing: 06.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04F 11/18, F16C 11/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 07.02.2002 GB 0202905

(71) Applicant: RICHARD BURBIDGE LIMITED
Oswestry Shropshire SY11 1HZ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Barnes, Lloyd Paul
    Powys SY15 6NN (GB)
  • Hughes, Paul
    Nr Oswestry SY22 6JX (GB)
  • Jones, Anthony Trevor
    Oswestry SY11 3DD (GB)

(74) Representative: Shaw, Laurence 
Laurence Shaw & Associates, 5th Floor Metropolitan House, 1 Hagley Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8TG
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8TG (GB)

   


(54) Handrail assemblies


(57) A handrail assembly 1 for a staircase or the like comprises a base rail R and a handrail 2 each preferably having at least one substantially flat surface (2a, Figure 18), at least one upright post 3 and a bracket 4 to connect one rail 2 to the upright post 3, the post-to-rail bracket 4 having a base 40 for engagement with the substantially flat surface (2a, Figure 18) of the rail 2 and a deformable portion 45 to accommodate different inclinations of the rail 2 relative to the post 3. An assembly 1 may further comprise a connector 5 to interconnect the handrail 2 with a rail 6, the connector 5 preferably having a first hollow portion with an internal cross-sectional shape to match the cross-section of the handrail 2, the handrail 2 extending at least partially into the first hollow portion.









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