Bathtub support pole
AssigneeStander Inc.
InventorsKip Alder, Joshua Snider
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Abstract
A bathtub support pole can be fixated between a ceiling and a wall of a bathtub. The bathtub support pole includes a support member, and a height adjustment component. The support member has a first end mountable to a ceiling and a second end mountable to the wall of the bathtub. The height adjustment component is located on the support member and is configured to adjust a length of the bathtub support pole between the first end and the second end to fix the first end of the support member against the ceiling and the second end of the support member against the wall of the bathtub. The second end of the support member encompasses a portion of a rim of the bathtub and opposing sides of the wall of the bathtub.
Claims18
A bathtub support pole configured to be fixated between a ceiling and a wall of a bathtub, the bathtub support pole comprising:
- a support member having a first end mountable to a ceiling and a second end mountable to a wall of a bathtub;
- a height adjustment component disposed on the support member, the height adjustment component configured to lock a length of the bathtub support pole between the first end and the second end to fix the first end of the support member against the ceiling and the second end of the support member against the wall of the bathtub;
- and a bathtub mounting mechanism fixing the second end of the support member to the wall of the bathtub, the bathtub mounting mechanism comprising a first wall portion, a second wall portion, and a connector that couples the first wall portion to the second wall portion wherein the bathtub mounting mechanism encompasses is configured to encompass a portion of a rim of the bathtub and opposing sides of the wall of the bathtub;
- and wherein the connector comprises a first handle that is rotatable, wherein as the first handle is rotated the second wall portion is translated toward or away from the first wall portion to clamp or unclamp the bathtub mounting mechanism to opposing sides of the wall of the bathtub.
A clamping mechanism for a bathtub support pole comprising:
- a first wall portion;
- a second wall portion;
- and a connector that mechanically couples the first wall portion and the second wall portion, wherein the connector translates first wall portion toward the second wall portion to generate a compressive force and clamp opposing sides of a wall of a bathtub, and wherein an upper surface of the connector comprises a protrusion that projects upward from the connector and is configured to couple the clamping mechanism to a bathtub support poles;
- wherein the protrusion prevents a rotation of the bathtub support pole about a longitudinal axis of the bathtub support pole.
A bathtub support device configured to be fixated between a ceiling and a rim of a bathtub, the support device comprising:
- a pole with a first end and a second end;
- a first mounting mechanism configured to couple the first end of the pole to the ceiling;
- and a second mounting mechanism configured to couple the second end of the pole to the rim of the bathtub, the second mounting mechanism comprising a protrusion that prevents rotation of the pole and is receivable by the second end of the pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.