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US 2012/0235104 A1Published application
Safety bar end cap with self-draining water feature
OwnerLorin Armstrong, Dwight Greerinventors
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Abstract
A safety bar end cap includes a member having an exterior surface including a first recess formed therein, the first recess sized to receive an end of a safety bar therein and defining a first depth measured from the exterior surface, the exterior surface further including a second recess formed therein, the second recess extending across the first recess and defining a second depth measured from the exterior surface that is greater than the first depth of the first recess.
Claims20
A safety bar end cap, comprising:
- an end cap body defining a flat expanse;
- a safety bar receiving groove formed in said flat expanse, said safety bar receiving groove defining a bar depth within said body and measured from said flat expanse;
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- a fluid draining groove formed in said flat expanse, said fluid draining groove defining a drain depth within said body and measured from said flat expanse wherein said drain depth is greater than said bar depth, and wherein said fluid draining groove extends across said safety bar receiving groove.
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A safety bar system, comprising:
- a safety bar comprising an elongate solid member including a first end region and a second end region, and a curved hand gripping region and a flat wall contacting region both extending without opening between said first and second end regions;
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- an end cap defining a flat expanse, a safety bar receiving groove formed in said flat expanse and adapted to receive said first end region of said safety bar therein, said safety bar receiving groove defining a bar depth within said end cap and measured from said flat expanse, and a fluid draining groove formed in said flat expanse, said fluid draining groove defining a drain depth within said end cap and measured from said flat expanse wherein said drain depth is greater than said bar depth, and wherein said fluid draining groove extends across said safety bar receiving groove.
A safety bar end cap, comprising:
- a member that includes an exterior surface, said exterior surface including a first recess formed therein, said first recess sized to receive an end of a safety bar therein and defining a first depth measured from said exterior surface, said exterior surface further including a second recess formed therein, said second recess extending across said first recess and defining a second depth measured from said exterior surface that is greater than said first depth of said first recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.