US Patent 11433796 Boarding handrail

A boarding handrail includes: a base supported by a support member provided on a periphery of an entrance of a vehicle; a handrail main body provided on the base and capable of being grasped by a passenger who gets on or off the vehicle through the entrance; and a moving member movably fitted on the handrail main body. The moving member has a self-propelled device that rolls over an outer circumferential surface of the handrail main body so as to cause the moving member to move in an axial direction while rotating on its axis, and an irradiation device that irradiates the outer circumferential surface of the handrail main body with ultraviolet light.