Claims

1. A grab bar assembly for mounting on a wall, the wall including a stud having an X axis perpendicular to a length of the stud and a Y axis parallel to the length of the stud, the grab bar assembly comprising: a grab bar having a first end; and a mounting plate attached to said first end in fixed relation to said grab bar; wherein said mounting plate comprises a plurality of openings shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis of the stud and two fastening devices can be secured in the stud through said openings.

2. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein: said grab bar has a second end having a second mounting plate fixedly attached thereto; and said second mounting plate comprises a plurality of openings shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by an X axis and a Y axis of a second stud and two fastening devices can be secured in the second stud through said openings in said second mounting plate.

3. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein three fastening devices can be secured in the stud through said openings.

4. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said openings has a first shape and one of said openings has a second shape.

5. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of said openings have a first shape and a plurality of said openings have a second shape; and said openings having said first shape and said openings having said second shape are alternately disposed around a circumference of said mounting plate.

6. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said openings are arcuate shaped and circumferentially extend around a center of said mounting plate.

7. The grab bar assembly of claim 1, wherein one of said openings is circumferentially extending and one of said openings is radially extending.

8. A grab bar assembly for mounting on a wall, said grab bar assembly comprising: a grab bar having a first end; and a mounting plate attached to said first end in fixed relation to said grab bar; wherein said mounting plate comprises a plurality of arcuate shaped openings circumferentially extending around a center of said mounting plate.

9. The grab bar assembly of claim 8, wherein said grab bar has a second end having a second mounting plate fixedly attached thereto; and said second mounting plate comprises a plurality of arcuate shaped openings circumferentially extending around a center of said second mounting plate.

10. The grab bar assembly of claim 8, wherein: said openings are shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by an X axis perpendicular to a length of a stud in the wall and a Y axis parallel to the length of the stud in the wall; and two fastening devices can be secured in the stud through said openings.

11. The grab bar assembly of claim 10, wherein: said grab bar has a second end having a second mounting plate fixedly attached thereto; said second mounting plate comprises a plurality of arcuate shaped openings circumferentially extending around a center of said second mounting plate; and said openings in said second mounting plate are shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by an X axis and a Y axis of a second stud and two fastening devices can be secured in the second stud through said openings in said second mounting plate.

12. The grab bar assembly of claim 10, wherein three fastening devices can be secured in the stud through said openings.

13. The grab bar assembly of claim 8, wherein said mounting plate further comprises a plurality of radially extending openings.

14. The grab bar assembly of claim 13, wherein said circumferentially extending openings and said radially extending openings are alternately disposed around a circumference of said mounting plate.

15. A grab bar assembly for mounting on a wall, said grab bar assembly comprising: a grab bar having a first end; and a mounting plate attached to said first end in fixed relation to said grab bar; wherein said mounting plate comprises a circumferentially extending opening and a radially extending opening.

16. The grab bar assembly of claim 15, wherein: said grab bar has a second end having a second mounting plate fixedly attached thereto; and said second mounting plate comprises a circumferentially extending opening and a radially extending opening.

17. The grab bar assembly of claim 15, wherein: said openings are shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by an X axis perpendicular to a length of a stud in the wall and a Y axis parallel to the length of the stud in the wall; and two fastening devices can be secured in the stud through said openings.

18. The grab bar assembly of claim 17, wherein said grab bar has a second end having a second mounting plate fixedly attached thereto; said second mounting plate comprises a circumferentially extending opening and a radially extending opening; and said openings in said second mounting plate are shaped and arranged such that said grab bar can be rotated to any position in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by an X axis and a Y axis of a second stud and two fastening devices can be secured in the second stud through said openings in said second mounting plate.

19. The grab bar assembly of claim 17, wherein three fastening devices can be secured in said stud through said openings.

20. The grab bar assembly of claim 15, wherein: said mounting plate comprises a plurality of circumferentially extending openings and a plurality of radially extending openings; and said circumferentially extending openings and said radially extending openings are alternately disposed around a circumference of said mounting plate.