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US 2009/0211017 A1Published application
Grab bar assembly for shower and the like
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsRohn Bowden, Earl David Forrest
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Abstract
A grab bar assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: a grab bar having a first aperture and a second aperture defined along an axis; a post which receives the grab bar; an insert which pass through the first aperture and abut the second aperture; and a fastener mounted through the post and the second aperture along the axis, the fastener receivable into the insert to retain the grab bar within the post.
Claims16
A grab bar assembly comprising:
- a grab bar having a first aperture and a second aperture defined along an axis;
- a post which receives said grab bar;
- an insert which pass through said first aperture and abut said second aperture;
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- a fastener mounted through said post and said second aperture along said axis, said fastener receivable into said insert to retain said grab bar within said post.
2 more elements
A post assembly comprising:
- a post comprising a receiver section and a flanges section, said receiver section sized to receive a grab bar along a grab bar axis;
- an insert;
- a fastener mounted through said flange to enter into said receiver along an axis transverse to said grab bar axis, said fastener threadable into said insert to retain the grab bar within said post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.