Grab bar
OwnerRobert H. J. Whyzelinventor
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Abstract
A grab bar for projecting from a structure to a projecting side of the grab bar includes a user support member operable to support a user, the user support member being disposed at the projecting side of the grab bar; and an extending member attached to the user support member and dimensioned to extend between the projecting side and an attachment side of the grab bar opposite the projecting side, whereby an upper edge of the grab bar extends from the extending member upwardly and away from the attachment side at a first end of the grab bar and extends upwardly and away from the projecting side at a second end of the grab bar opposite the first end.
Claims20
A grab bar for projecting from an attachment side of the grab bar for location adjacent to a structure towards a projecting side of the grab bar, the grab bar comprising:
- (a) a user support member operable to support a user, said user support member being disposed at the projecting side of the grab bar;
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- (b) an extending member attached to said user support member and dimensioned to extend between said user support member at said projecting side and said attachment side of the grab bar opposite said projecting side,
- whereby an upper surface of the grab bar extends from said extending member upwardly and away from the attachment side towards the projecting side at the first end of the grab bar and extends upwardly and away from the projecting side towards the attachment side at the second end of the grab bar opposite said first end;
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- wherein said extending member is disposed at an upward incline between said first end and said second end to facilitate drainage from said first end through the gap.
A kit for a grab bar, the kit comprising:
- (a) a user support member operable to support a user, said user support member longitudinally extending between a first end and a second end of the user support member;
- (b) an extending member dimensioned for attachment to the user support member so as to transversely extend from the user support member to an attachment side of the extending member;
- (c) a first end member dimensioned for attachment to said extending member at said first end of said user support member, said end member having a top edge dimensioned for extending inwardly and upwardly away from the attachment side towards the user support member;
- (d) a second end member dimensioned for attachment at said second end to said user support member, said second end member having a second member top edge dimensioned for extending upwardly away from the user support member towards the attachment side of the extending member;
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- (e) mounting means for mounting said extending member to a structure at the attachment side of said extending member (f) wherein the first end member forms a gap between the extending member and the mounting means at the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.