Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Convenience accessories
Patent
1988-11-17
1989-12-19
Artis, Henry K.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Convenience accessories
4511, 4559, A47K 3022
Patent
active
048873233
ABSTRACT:
A bathtub hand rail having a molded plastic body with a hand-grip portion and a lower portion. A lip extends downwardly from the lower portion, and has a first surface for placement against a first side surface of the bathtub side wall. A second surface of the lip has a recess therein with a semicircular top wall, two vertical side walls, a bottom wall and a back wall. Extending through the lower portion of the body is a longitudinal rectangular slot. Received within the slot is a horizontal arm of a clamp arm assembly. A vertical arm of the clamp arm assembly has pivotally attached to it a press plate for placement against a second side surface of the bathtub side wall. The horizontal arm and the vertical arm are attached to one another. A threaded rod, which is pivotally attached to a locking handle at a head portion, is threaded into threaded receiving means in the horizontal arm through an orifice in the recess. As the locking handle is rotated, the threaded rod is threaded further into the horizontal arm and the press plate is drawn securely up against the second side surface of the bathtub side wall. The locking handle is then pivoted down into a seated position in the recess. An over-center clamping mechanism arrangement insures that the locking handle remains seated in the recess. Because the width and height (length) dimensions of the locking handle are less than comparable dimensions of the recess, the locking handle cannot rotate when seated in the recess, and therefore the threaded rod cannot be turned.
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Frohock-Stewart promotional literature showing Models 620, 100, 1010 bathtub security rails.
Invacare promotional literature showing Model 1707 bathtub safety rail.
Kendall-Futuro promotional literature showing bathtub safety rails.
Garelick promotional literature showing bathtub grab bar model no. 90079.
Temco Home Health Care Products promotional literature showing bathtub rail model no. 2032.
Frohock-Stewart promotional literature showing Models 1200, 710 and 700 bathtub security rails.
Lumex Division of Lumex, Inc. promotional brochure printed 11-87-7 showing Bathtub Safety Rails Model Nos. 6960 & 6961 entitled "Bathroom Safety".
Lumex Division of Lumex, Inc. brochure 3-84-30M dated 1984 showing Bathtub Safety Rails Models 6960 & 6961.
Guardian Sunrise Medical promotional literature showing tub grab bar Model 98005, dated 1987.
Beal Christopher I.
DiVito Fred
Artis Henry K.
Lumex, Inc.
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