Clamp-on grab rail for doors
OwnerElizabeth A. Yakimickiinventor
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Abstract
A grab rail adapted to be detachably mounted across the face of a door comprises an elongated body consisting of a pair of telescopically adjustable members, the body providing at its opposite ends a pair of offset bracket portions for engaging the opposite vertical edges of a door. One of the telescopically adjustable members provides a handle which extends horizontally when the grab rail is mounted on the door. A screw-threaded coupling is provided for adjusting the length of the body by moving one of the members longitudinally with respect to the other, thereby to bring the bracket portions into clamping engagement with the door edges.
Claims8
A grab rail adapted to be detachably mounted across one face of a door, comprising:
- an elongated body consisting of a pair of telescopically adjustable members constrained to move longitudinally with respect to one another,
- one said member providing a rigidly mounted handle portion,
- each member providing at its end a bracket portion offset from the axis of the body, said bracket portions providing a pair of opposed clamping faces engageable with the respective vertical edges of the door, and each said bracket portion terminating in a return flange adapted to bear against the reverse face of the door, and
- means for adjusting the length of the body to bring said opposed clamping faces into clamping engagement with the door edges.
A grab rail adapted to be detachably mounted across the face of a door, comprising:
- an elongated body consisting of a pair of telescopically adjustable tubular members nesting one within the other,
- the outer tubular member providing a rigidly mounted handle portion,
- each tubular member providing at its end a bracket portion offset from the axis of the body, said bracket portions providing a pair of opposed clamping faces engageable with the respective vertical edges of the door, and each said bracket portion terminating in a return flange adapted to bear against the reverse face of the door, and
- means for adjusting the length of the body to bring said opposed clamping faces into clamping engagement with the door edges,
- said length adjusting means comprising a screw-threaded coupling rod extending longitudinally between first securement means located within one said tubular member and second securement means located at the end of the other tubular member, said second securement means including a threaded coupling engageable with the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.