The handrail consists of three tubes, braces and a base. It goes together easily with the furnished allen wrench, although the base tube needs more torque than that tool can deliver to seat firmly. Overall, it's a wonderful inexpensive solution. For $2 more it could have included a base of sufficient thickness to actually make the assembled unit truly sturdy and avoid the sway caused by a thin base. Hilariously, they spent the money instead on two rubber shims that do nothing but cast further aspersions on the suitability of the base. I use it every day and need it to enter/exit my hot tub. It works, but it's more excitement than it needed to be. The umbrella shown next to it in the picture has a heavier plate steel base and is rock solid. This base should have been the same.
Brian 
