Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Convenience accessories
Patent
1991-12-02
1994-05-03
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Convenience accessories
45711, 4605, D 8316, 16110R, 16111R, A47K 1702
Patent
active
053075285
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a handle, in particular for sanitary conveniences intended for invalids, partial invalids or older people, comprising a substantially oblong handle portion having on either side a fastening means having a fastening surface.
Such a handle is known and is mounted for instance to one of the walls in a toilet intended for invalids, partial invalids or older people, in order to offer support or grip to the user. The known handle consists of a handle portion in the shape of a steel tube which near each end is bent over an angle of 90.degree., so that the tube can be welded with its end faces perpendicular to two steel plates positioned in a plane. Each fastening plate is provided with two recesses for fastening the handle to the wall with screws or the like. The distance of the axis of the tube to the wall amounts to 80 mms. The tube diameter is about 30 mms.
This known handle shows a number of drawbacks. A considerable drawback of ergonomic nature is that when seizing near one of the ends bent over 90.degree. the fingers of the hand are hard pressed which is painful and has as a result that no good grip is obtained, so that accidents may happen. A good grip is also counter-acted in that, in particular in case of an obliquely positioned, lateral mounting of the handle, the wrist has to be turned a bit in seizing the handle near one of the ends. Besides, then the beads and burrs, if any, on the screws used for fastening may injure the hand. An additional drawback is the "hospital-like" appearance of the handle.
The object of the present invention is to provide a handle which ergonomically satisfies better than the known handle and which moreover may be of a finer appearance.
For this purpose in accordance with the invention a handle of the kind mentioned in the preamble is provided, characterized in that near each end of the handle portion its axis is at an angle with the fastening surface of considerably less than 90.degree..
Thus a good grip can be obtained along the entire available length of the handle portion in that also near the fastening means the fingers can be placed in a bent way beside each other without being clamped in. The wrist need not be turned for a grip at one end of the handle.
Preferably, the said angle is about 60.degree..
According to a further embodiment of the handle according to the invention, each fastening means comprises an upstanding portion adjacent to the fastening surface, which encloses the respective end of the handle portion at least substantially. In consequence hereof the handle, and in particular its fastening means, can be produced and designed in such a manner that the handle is comfortable in use under any circumstances. A further advantage of this embodiment is that, since each end of the handle portion is introduced at the oblique angle into the respective upstanding portion, the handle portion is enclosed and stopped by these upstanding portions without any further measures.
other features and advantages of the handle according to the invention will become clear after having read the following description of a preferred embodiment of the handle according to the invention with reference to the drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a partial side-view of a preferred embodiment of the handle according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a top-view of a fastening means of the handle according to FIG. 1, a cover of which has been removed;
FIG. 3 is a view of, amongst other, a cross-section of the fastening means along the line I'I in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4A and 4B show respectively a bottom- and a side-view of the cover being part of the fastening means according to FIG. 2.
In FIG. 1 a preferred embodiment of a handle 1 according to the invention is represented. But, for clearness' sake only part of the handle is shown in the figure, the non-represented part being constructed in a way corresponding to the represented part. Hereupon, for that reason the description of the represented part of the handle 1 will do.
The handle 1 consists of a substantially oblong handl
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De Jonge Casper J. F.
Nieuwenhuis Franciscus J. M.
B. V. Linido
Eloshway Charles R.
Recla Henry J.
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