PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable handrail superior in safety when a handrail bar is operated to turn and having a good appearance.SOLUTION: The movable handrail 10 comprises a bracket, a cover 15 covering the front face of the bracket and an opening section 15a provided in the front face of the cover 15 through which a joint section 13a of a retaining member 13 is turnably passed. The bracket is constituted to install the handrail bar 11 gripped by a user turnably to a wall face, and is fixed to the wall face to turnably pivot the retaining member 13 holding the handrail bar 11. The handrail 10 is further provided with a spacer 16 positioned between the end section 15b of the opening section 15a and the retaining member 13 when the retaining member 13 is turned to the front wall face side and having a bottomed recess section 16a functioning as an escape space for the hand and fingers. A diameter-increasing member 17 bulging toward the spacer 16 is attached to an area of a turning base section 13b of the retaining member 13 positioned opposite to the spacer 16.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】手摺バーの回動操作中の安全性に優れ、外観性も良好な可動式手摺を提供する。【解決手段】可動式手摺10は、使用者が把持する手摺バー11が壁面に対し回動可能に構成され、手摺バー11を保持する保持部材13を回動可能に軸支するため壁面に対し固定されたブラケットと、ブラケットの前面を覆うように装着されたカバー15と、保持部材13の連結部13aを回動可能に貫通させるためカバー15前面に設けられた開口部15aと、を備え、保持部材13が前壁面側に回動されたとき、開口部15aの端縁部15bと保持部材13との間に位置し、手指退避用の有底凹部16aを有するスペーサ16を設けている。保持部材13の回動基部13bにおけるスペーサ16と対向する領域に、スペーサ16に向かって膨出した拡径部材17が取り付けられている。【選択図】図1
