Definitions for "Hand Rail"
Long sections of wood with a molded profile that provide a grippable surface that follows the pitch (or rake) of the stair. The top piece of a rail system into which the tops of the balusters terminate. Click here to view our hand rail selections.
a metal rail fixed at hand height along the top of balusters or posts to provide support to, or assist with the movement of a person
Hand Rails are what we grab onto in stairways, hallways, ect.
An iron or wooden frame placed on or near the outside of a bridge in order to prevent persons or animals from falling therefrom. (Plate IV., or Plate II., Fig. 13.)