A grab rail has an elongate shaft and attachment fittings to attach the shaft to a wall. The attachment fittings are configured with at least two connections that are selectively engageable with the elongate shaft to enable the spacing between contact surfaces on the attachment fittings to be varied.

A stair cage is a stair assistance apparatus having a rail attached to the wall on each side of a staircase, and two horizontal rails spaced horizontally apart but joined by cross bars and having wheels rotatably attached to the ends of the cross bars and engaged in tracks within the horizontal rails so that the cross bars are able to move up and down the stairway. A brake system having a brake assembly in the wheels and squeeze brake handles on the cross bars so that the user can control the descent or hold position on the ascent.

A safety handle device includes a handle tube unit, a plurality of joint members, and a plurality of support tube units. The handle tube unit is formed with a tube channel that has two openings, and has a plurality of mounting holes. Each joint member is detachably disposed in the tube channel and has an engaging bore. Each support tube unit includes a support tube subunit detachably coupled to the handle tube unit, a fastening member passing through the respective mounting hole and engaged detachably with the engaging bore of the respective joint member, a securing seat adapted to be fixed to a wall, and a securing member extending into the support tube subunit and connected to the securing seat.

A modular rail system is disclosed where the component modules can be easily assembled in different combinations and configurations to produce customized rails having the desired appearance and functionality. In some embodiments the rail system comprises at least one connector having a longitudinal axis and comprising a connector span and at least one expansion member, wherein the expansion member is adjustable between a first configuration having a first diameter and a second configuration having a second diameter larger than said first diameter; and at least one span member having an outer surface and an inner surface and at least one open end, wherein the expansion member is insertable into an interior of the span member in the first configuration and is adjustable to the second configuration within the span member to securely engage the inner surface of the span member to releasably couple the connector and the span member together. The rail system may also include an actuator for adjusting the expansion member between the first and second configurations within the span member. In some embodiments the rail system comprises at least one span member and/or at least one connector that is illuminated to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the assembled rail and/or to direct light as desired at the site of installation. In a particular aspect the system may comprise a plurality of span members and at least one of the span members is a light emitting span member configured for receiving a lighting element. The lighting element may be connectable through a connector and/or a span member to an electrical supply externally of the rail system.

A secure handrail may include an angled mounting bracket that is sized and shaped to fit onto a door. The angled mounting bracket may have a first plate that is sized and shape to fit against an inner face of door jamb when a door is closed in the door jamb. The angle mounting bracket further have a second plate that is sized and shaped to fit against a front face of the door jamb or against a casing mounted over a door jamb, and a handrail connected to the mounting bracket.

An elbow joint connector includes an elbow portion and a locking mechanism detachably coupled to a distal end of the elbow portion. The locking mechanism including a pair of locking members translatable relative to one another along an interface transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elbow joint connector. Divergent translation of the pair of locking members relative to one another along the interface increases a portion of an outer periphery of the locking mechanism to lock the elbow portion to an adjoining member. The elbow joint connector is configured for detachable coupling to an adjoining elbow joint connector and pivotally rotatable relative thereto from a first configuration in which respective center axes of the connectors form an acute angle to a second configuration in which the respective center axes are collinear.

A grab rail has an elongate shaft and attachment fittings to attach the shaft to a wall. The attachment fittings are configured with at least two connections that are selectively engageable with the elongate shaft to enable the spacing between contact surfaces on the attachment fittings to be varied.

A modular rail system is disclosed where the component modules can be easily assembled in different combinations and configurations to produce customized rails having the desired appearance and functionality. In some embodiments the rail system comprises at least one connector having a longitudinal axis and comprising a connector span and at least one expansion member, wherein the expansion member is adjustable between a first configuration having a first diameter and a second configuration having a second diameter larger than said first diameter; and at least one span member having an outer surface and an inner surface and at least one open end, wherein the expansion member is insertable into an interior of the span member in the first configuration and is adjustable to the second configuration within the span member to securely engage the inner surface of the span member to releasably couple the connector and the span member together. The rail system may also include an actuator for adjusting the expansion member between the first and second configurations within the span member. In some embodiments the rail system comprises at least one span member and/or at least one connector that is illuminated to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the assembled rail and/or to direct light as desired at the site of installation. In a particular aspect the system may comprise a plurality of span members and at least one of the span members is a light emitting span member configured for receiving a lighting element. The lighting element may be connectable through a connector and/or a span member to an electrical supply externally of the rail system.

A handrail kit that includes a cover, a first endcap, a second endcap, and a support member is provided. The support member includes a longitudinal axis, a first end along the longitudinal axis, a second end along the longitudinal axis, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first longitudinal side, and a second longitudinal side. The first lateral side of the support member is configured to be secured directly against a mounting surface. The first endcap is configured to mate with the first end of the support member and the second endcap is configured to mate with the second end of the support member. The cover is configured to be placed over the second lateral side of the support member and to engage the first longitudinal side and the second longitudinal side of the support member.

A wall attachment device for securing a handrail to a supporting wall, the handrail having a first end and a second end, at least one of the first and second ends being hollow and including an inner connecting member extending radially inwardly within the corresponding end, the device comprising: a body sized and shaped to be received in the corresponding end, the body including a planar rear face adapted to be positioned against the supporting wall, a front face opposite the rear face and a lateral face, the body further having at least one fastener opening to receive a fastener for securing the body to the supporting wall; and an outer connecting member extending radially outwardly from the lateral face for securely engaging the inner connecting member of the handrail to thereby attach the corresponding one of the first and second ends of the handrail to the supporting wall.