US 5,056,753 AGranted

Safety support structure

OwnerKevin R. Lunau, Geoffrey R. Fernie +1inventors

InventorsKevin R. Lunau, Geoffrey R. Fernie, Stephen P. Reed

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Abstract

A safety support structure is provided which comprises a post with upper and lower ends adapted to abut firmly against a ceiling surface and a floor surface, and an accessory mounting region disposed between the upper end and the lower end. The post has a length adjustment means and a pressure indicating means to indicate whether the pressure on the structure, when positioned between a floor surface and ceiling surface, lies inside or outside a predetermined range so as to avoid inflicting damage on the floor or ceiling and to inhibit slippage of the post. The accessory mounting region carries mounting formations, to cooperate with laterally extending support accessories clamped to it and positively to resist axial and/or rotational displacement of the support accessories relative to the post.

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Dependent claims

A safety support structure for assisting the elderly or physically handicapped comprising:

a post having an upper end adapted to abut firmly against a ceiling surface, a lower end adapted to abut firmly against a floor surface, and an accessory mounting region disposed between said upper and said lower ends;
length adjustment means on said post, for adjusting the unstressed length of the post between said upper end and said lower end;
and
pressure indicating means on said post, adapted to indicate whether the pressure on said structure, when positioned to abut against a floor surface and a ceiling surface as aforesaid, lies inside or outside a predetermined range;
wherein said accessory mounting region comprises an intermediate length of said post carrying mounting formations, said mounting formations being in the form of a plurality of longitudinally spaced ribs, said accessory mounting region for receiving and co-operating with laterally extending support accessories clamped to said accessory mounting region, said accessory mounting being configured to resist positively axial and/or rotational displacement of support accessories clamped to said accessory mounting region relative to the post.

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