Bathtub hand rail
US4887323A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K3/003
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bathtub hand rail having a molded plastic body with a hand-grip portion and a lower portion. A lip extends downwardly from the lower portion, and has a first surface for placement against a first side surface of the bathtub side wall. A second surface of the lip has a recess therein with a semicircular top wall, two vertical side walls, a bottom wall and a back wall. Extending through the lower portion of the body is a longitudinal rectangular slot. Received within the slot is a horizontal arm of a clamp arm assembly. A vertical arm of the clamp arm assembly has pivotally attached to it a press plate for placement against a second side surface of the bathtub side wall. The horizontal arm and the vertical arm are attached to one another. A threaded rod, which is pivotally attached to a locking handle at a head portion, is threaded into threaded receiving means in the horizontal arm through an orifice in the recess. As the locking handle is rotated, the threaded rod is threaded further into the horizontal arm and the press plate is drawn securely up against the second side surface of the bathtub side wall. The locking handle is then pivoted down into a seated position in the recess…
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