Abstract:
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 second aperture; and a fastener mounted through the post and the second aperture along the axis, the fastener receivable into the insert to retain the grab bar within the post.
Abstract:
A decorative wall mount has a bracket, an ornamental body, a casing and a mounting knob. The bracket is mounted on a wall. The ornamental body is detachably clamped on the bracket and has an outer surface having a design. The casing is transparent and has a through hole formed therethrough. The mounting knob is connected to the ornamental body through the through hole of the casing and has a rod and a fastener. Therefore, the decorative wall mount can be produced cheaply and designs can be interchanged with different casings to provide a great variety of wall mounts with low production costs.
Abstract:
An escutcheon for use with a clamping assembly to mounting a device to a surface. The escutcheon is placed over an exposed fastener for connecting the two clamping members once connected on opposite sides of the surface. The cover member is an escutcheon for covering direct sight of the fastening member from that side.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A universal unit is disclosed, for use singly or in pairs, to form a tile accessory system, such as for bathrooms. The universal unit has a back portion with a substantially flat front surface and a rear surface which is adapted for mounting on a wall. The universal unit has an upstanding projecting portion extending perpendicularly outward from the front surface. This projecting portion has two lateral and substantially parallel sides with at least one recess in one side for holding a separate accessory. The recess may be round, in which case the accessory may be a toilet tissue spindle, a towel bar or a grab bar, or it may be elongate in which case the accessory may be a shelf, a soap dish, a tumbler holder and/or toothbrush holder.
Abstract:
A system for mounting an accessory to a wall includes structure which will provide feedback to an installer that the accessory has been properly and fully mounted to a clip that has been secured to the wall. In one embodiment, the feedback structure includes a detent which snaps into a groove when the accessory is properly and fully mounted.
Abstract:
A holding device is designed to be attached to a building wall, and in particular in a bathroom, using a suction means having at least one suction head with a sucker disk and an actuating means for the sucker disk so that the suction means may be attached to and detached from the building wall manually on operation of the actuating means. The suction means bears a bearing unit able to be pivoted about a pivot axis parallel to the building wall. The bearing unit bears a support bar extending perpendicularly to the pivot axis for holding objects or to be grasped by persons
Abstract:
A universal wall plate which can be secured to a wall and to which a variety of dispensers can readily be secured and removed with minimal effort, without the need to remove the wall panel and without causing damage to the wall.
Abstract:
A grab bar assembly for mounting on a wall is provided. The wall includes 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 comprises a grab bar having a first end and a mounting plate attached to the first end in fixed relation to the grab bar. The mounting plate comprises a plurality of openings shaped and arranged such that the 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 the openings.
Abstract:
A shower bar is provided for secure but removable attachment to a surface, such as a wall in a shower or bath area. The shower bar has a support bar connected to a pair of mechanically activated suction cup assemblies and a pivotal activator arm that operatively engages the suction cup assemblies to hold the shower bar to the surface of the wall or release it therefrom. The support bar has a channel that receives the activator arm therein when the shower bar is secured against the surface. Each of the suction cup assemblies has a cup housing that seals against a suction member to define a suction chamber in the cup housing. Pivot pins at the ends of the activator arm connect to activation rods that operatively engage the cup housing against the suction member. An arm release hole is provided to release the shower bar from the surface.