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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122530 | Rotatably positionable hand rail An adjustable hand rail has a wall-mountable base member and a bar member which mounts to the wall-mountable base member, an axis is defined by the bar member. The bar member is manually rotatable with respect to the wall-mountable base member. The bar member has me... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8108956 | Fastener concealment cap for grab bar assembly A grab bar assembly includes tabs which engage respective pockets to position a cap within a grab bar recessed area. The tabs and pockets position the cap while a locking tab secures the cap within the recessed area. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7934274 | Non-circular section grab bar A grab bar for attachment to a bathroom wall structure includes a body member that extends between first and second ends. The body member is defined by a non-circular cross-section. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7877824 | Telescoping support bar A telescoping support bar installed in a shower enclosure and similar facilities requires no mechanical wall fasteners. The support bar includes telescoping tubes with end retainers gripping walls of the enclosures. Length of the support bar is governed by fixed len... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874025 | Grab bar assembly for shower and the like A grab bar assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: a grab bar having a first aperture and a second aperture defined along an axis; a post which receives the grab bar; an insert which pass through the first aperture and abut the s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7823229 | Pivoting and locking wall mounted support rail for elderly and disabled persons A wall mounted pivoting and locking support rail assembly providing improved support to assist elderly and physically challenged persons with safely using a bathtub or shower area. The present invention mounts to the wall in a similar way to a conventional grab bar,... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7694357 | Safety bar for a bathtub The invention relates to a safety bar for a bathtub to help prevent children from falling into a tub. The bar can be moved from a lower position to an upper position to form a barrier to keep children out of a tub. Alternatively, the device when it is in its extende... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7367535 | Structure of a shower room hanger The structure of the hanger mount for a shower room includes a wall mount, base and hanger connector. There is a rotatable bolt seat that can be placed on the external end of the protruding bar on the wall mount pivotally, and a groove is placed on one side of the r... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325696 | Multiple part adjustable automotive clothes rod assembly An adjustable automotive clothes rod assembly having multiple telescoping clothes rod segments that may be securely attached to one another through a T-shaped male member having a pair of wings and a keyhole-shaped female member having a pair of channels for accepti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7249395 | Hand bracket A hand bracket comprising a grip section, a top connection bracket at a first end of the grip section and a bottom connection bracket a second end of the grip section. At least one of the top connection bracket and the bottom connection bracket comprises a shell hav... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7213276 | Shower body support A system for providing support in the shower, such as a toroidal support which can open and can be secured around a bather's chest. In some embodiments, the support can be coupled to a vertical spine which is coupled to the shower enclosing structure. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7171705 | Bathtub railing assembly A bathtub railing assembly includes a bracket that is attached to a first wall and is positioned over and adjacent to a bathtub that is positioned between the first wall and a second wall. An elongated rod has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7124451 | Grab bar for shower and the like A safety grab bar, such as may be used in a shower or a tub enclosure, comprises an inner liner, preferably formed of an extruded metal, and an outer overlying layer, preferably formed of a polymeric material such as plastic. The inner and outer liner mate together ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111336 | Reinforced design of bathroom wall mounted rack connector A bathroom wall mounted rack has mounts with a wall end as one end; holes set on the wall mount, and in the center one frame is perforated to the wall end. Through holes are set on the connector end of frame in the condition of radial transfixion, and the two ends o... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107651 | Handle applied in bathroom A handle applied in bathroom and fixed on the wall. The handle is composed of a handhold pipe, a garnering rack, several supporting rods and covers, a middle positioning body and two side positioning bodies. The handle pipe is a hollow tube and holes sit at the midd... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090225 | Water-proof seal for a towel bar which penetrates a tub surround portion A seal for a bar mounted within a molded tub and surround. The seal includes a flexible flange and a tubular body extending therefrom. The seal provides a plurality of sealing surfaces which operate to engage the bar and aperture such that an effective redundant wat... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6938868 | Method and apparatus for supporting a thin, rigid panel A support arm apparatus and method for stabilizing an outward, distal portion of a thin, rigid panel attached at an inward, vertical edge opposite the outward, distal portion to a fixed vertical surface, comprising a support bar having externally threaded first and ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6817044 | Bathroom accessories holder An unproved structure of a bathroom accessories holder allowing fast installation and replacement is essentially comprised of a positioning disk, a bonnet and a central lever; the disk being secured into the wall, one end of the central lever being inserted into a s... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810538 | Coupling device for sanitary fittings A coupling device for a sanitary fitting is disclosed. The present invention relates to a coupling device, and in particular, a coupling device for mounting sanitary fittings such as showering fittings disposed onto the walls of the bathroom. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6760929 | Cantilevered limited mobility bench toilet and commode A healthcare device intended for use by persons with either temporary or permanent limited mobility as a paraplegic or near paraplegic, who possess full use of the upper body and upper extremities. An intermediary device between the bedside commode where use of lowe... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6671897 | Lift assisting device and stabilizing device for a bather and a shower, respectively A lift assisting device and a stabilizing device for a bather and a showerer, respectively. The device includes a rope and a plurality of rungs. The rope is suspended from a ceiling. The plurality of rungs are operatively connected to the rope for graspin... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6507960 | Bath safety fixture A safety fixture includes mounting brackets that are mounted on the walls adjacent to a tub or shower and support a support bar that extends for the length of the tub or width of the shower. The mounting brackets include a plurality of spaced apart suppor... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6430759 | System for fastening bathroom accessories The "system for fastening bathroom accessories" which is the object of this patent and whose preferred embodiment is that expressed in the title of the invention. Its structure is comprised of: a back piece for attachment to the wall, which has on its front si... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6381771 | Bath safety fixture A safety fixture includes mounting brackets that are mounted on the walls adjacent to a tub or shower and support a support bar that extends for the length of the tub or width of the shower. The mounting brackets include a plurality of spaced apart suppor... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6230339 | Lift assisting device A lift assisting device includes a longitudinal extension member having two angled arms extending outwardly from a wall. The arms are joined together at the wall end to form a loop which pivotally and tightly engages a tubular bar mounted along the wall. ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6131213 | Wall mounted folding grab bar A wall supported grab bar structure provides two similar spacedly opposed L-shaped brackets interconnected by a fixed bar extending therebetween and carrying a U-shaped foldable bar to pivot relative thereto. Each bracket carries screw fasteners for mount... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112344 | Grab bar A grab bar is mounted on a wall by a pair of hangers. Each hanger is generally L-shaped with the inner leg thereof inserted through a hole in the wall to extend upwardly along the inner surface of the wall and the outer leg projecting away from the outer ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108830 | Safety handhold/accessory support shower valve attachment An attachment for a shower valve assembly provides at least one secure handhold. It may optionally also provide at least one hook for a washcloth, a soap dish and/or a bottle holder for holding items used while showering. The attachment includes a broad b... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6038714 | Concealed grab bar A grab assembly includes a grab bar and a mounting flange for each end of the grab bar. Each mounting flange has an annular projection. The ends of the grab bar extend into and are secured to the projections. An annular cover is sleeved over the projectio... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5970535 | Adjustable shower-enclosure support apparatus The invention relates to an adjustable, wall-mounted, shower-enclosure, support apparatus, adapted to provide, when required, enhanced protection against injury, through loss of balance, to a bather, using the shower in a bathtub-shower combination unit o... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5659904 | Tub grab bar A tub grab bar adapted to be removably mounted to a bath tub includes a main body portion having at least one grasping region oriented generally perpendicular to the tub wall. The bar has first and second clamping members adjustably positionable relative ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5577275 | Tub/shower grab bar A grab bar assembly for installation into openings in opposed wall sections of a tub/shower wall that includes a cup-shaped pocket having one end for receipt into one of the wall section openings and a second open end with a radially outwardly projecting ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5307528 | Handle A handle for sanitary facilities such as toilet stalls for handicapped persons includes a middle portion with an elongated axis and two end portions which are bent at oblique angles from the axis. Each end portion is received in a projecting portion of a ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5050252 | Universal adjustable grab bar assembly An adjustable and universal grab bar assembly for a tub or the like. The bar assembly includes a bar having a relatively straight central portion and angled ends. The ends rotate within end holders bolted or otherwise secured to the wall of a tub or the l... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5048131 | Adjustable assist stand for an elevated spa A user assist stand for an above-floor level spa has an elongated main tubular member secured upright on a base plate fastened to the floor and an auxiliary extension member slidably interfitting in telescoping relation within an open top end of the main ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4985942 | Handrail sleeve A removable sleeve for covering a metal tubular handrail for a swimming pool or spa comprises an elongated substantially rectangular sheet of synthetic elastomer having a sheet of fabric bonded to the exterior surface thereof, and releasable securing stru... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4908906 | Ambulatory assistance device such as a grab bar or the like The present invention provides an ambulatory assistance device such as a grab bar or the like which pivots between a non-in-use and an in-use position. The pivoting of the device is assisted by a torsion member acting between the base member and the body.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4563783 | Assist handle An assist handle to be attached to the direction handle of a shower, or hot or cold water handle to be used to assist people out of a tub. The apparatus includes a slip resistant and resilient grommet at rear of rear plate; rear plate with opening for bol... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4398309 | Roller supported sliding shower caddy A bathroom fixture such as a sliding shower caddy of a plastic material mounts to sliding doors of a shower enclosure by rubber suction cups and is supported by rollers which rest on the upper extruded aluminum support or channel guide which holds up the ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398639 | Safety towel bar for wall panels A safety towel bar for a plastic wall surround panel for showers and tubs comprises a substantially flat plastic wall panel adhesively secured to a dry wall which is secured to a framework. A pair of laterally spaced rearwardly opening upright channels ar... | 08/16/1983 |
