Support pole with a pivoting and locking handrail for elderly and disabled persons
OwnerJohn L. O'Brien, Edward M. Thomas +1inventors
InventorsJohn L. O'Brien, Edward M. Thomas, Donald A. N. Ed
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Abstract
A support pole for elderly and disabled persons having a pivoting and locking horizontal handrail. It comprises a telescopic pole adapted to be vertically fixed between the floor and ceiling of a room and a horizontal handrail pivotally mounted thereon. A castellated collar and an engaging pin which is actuated by the handrail to move about the pole in small safe increments. The device is to be used by elderly or disabled persons to move from one position to another independent of any assistance.
Claims12
A support pole for assisting elderly and disabled persons with a pivoting and locking handrail unit comprising a pole member having means at its upper end and at its lower end to support said pole member in a vertical operating position wherein said hand rail unit comprises a cylindrical member having a tubular handrail member radially mounted thereon said handrail member being positioned below the upper end of the pole member and above the lower end of the pole member.
A support pole with pivoting and locking handrail unit as claimed in claim 31 wherein said tubular handrail member has a grip handle detachably mounted thereon.
A support pole with a pivoting and locking handrail unit as claimed in claim 31 wherein said pole member has a cylindrical resilient grip member mounted thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.