Deployable handle devices
US11607091B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K3/003
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Handle devices for building, including bathing, environments that can be stored in and deployed from recesses in the walls of the environments. The handle devices may include emergency contact capabilities to enable a user to contact an emergency contact. Universal handle devices can be mounted to the contoured walls of a free standing tub. Handle devices may have a handle, a handle housing, a gear shaft connected to the handle, a spring and a lock housing. Other handle devices have housings with a gear rod and a guide channel. Some handle devices have a plurality of links rotatably coupled to the housing and the handle, and a stowage locking lever housed within the handle.
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