140 results about "Grab bar" patented technology

An appliance for storing, distributing and placing surgical fasteners comprises a handgrip body and an elongate element attached to the handgrip. The elongate element includes a magazine slide adapted to be displaced in the elongate element by a control rod. The control rod can be, in turn, actuated by the handgrip. The magazine slide also has surgical fasteners. Each surgical fastener has an anchoring bar, a catching bar and a connecting strip. A distal part of the anchoring bar has a conical shape. A distal end of the distal part of the anchoring bar has a hemispherical shape.

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 with a tongue and groove arrangement to prevent relative rotation between them. The inner liner and the outer overlying layer define the grab bar portion, and terminate at each end in a female receptacle, adapted to receive a male portion of a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket smoothly curves to complete a 90° turn, in order mount into a wall of the shower or bath enclosure. The male and female mating portions are flush at their outer dimensions to provide a smooth, unbroken profile. The male and female portions also include tongue and groove mating surface to prevent rotation of the grab bar within the mounting bracket.

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 mounting the brackets on structural elements of a supporting wall. The foldable bar pivots from a relaxed position parallel to a wall supporting a use to the brackets position perpendicular to the supporting wall. Spring leaf fasteners carried in the outer end portion of each leg of the foldable bar each provide a release pin and a spacedly distant fastener pin to releaseably interfit in a hole defined in the adjacent L-shaped bracket to releasably maintain the foldable bar in an extended operative position. Each fastener pin is releaseable responsive to motion of the spacedly distant release pins and both release pins must be simultaneously operated to release the foldable bar from a use portion.

This invention relates to an outdoor equipment unit such as a walk-behind skid steer loader. The loader has a tracked traction system in which endless tracks are entrained around a rear drive support member and a front support member. The front support member is spring biased forwardly, but can move rearwardly against the spring bias to allow debris that is caught between the front support member to clear itself to help prevent the track from untracking. A single control handle having front and rear hand grips located between a fixed grab bar can be rotated and / or twisted to control the traction system. Return to neutral systems ensure that the control handle will return to a centered, neutral position upon release of the control handle by the operator.

A shopping cart having a rear-facing seat for intermittent sitting and resting while shopping. The seat is in a barrier-less rear region of a rear open alcove, allowing a user to freely access the seat for sitting and to freely exit the seat for standing. The seat hingedly connects to the cart, allowing the seat to selectively lower in a down position for sitting and selectively swing upwards for accessing a storage area below the seat. The seat operationally connects to a brake, actuating the brake when the seat is in the down position, the brake engaging at least one wheel of the cart when the brake is actuated. The rear region of the cart has a pair of arms defining the alcove, each arm having a horizontal grab bar, providing support when a user grabs the bar upon rising from sitting.

A motorcycle having a grab bar with sufficient attachment strength and rigidity, minimum wall thickness and size and no deterioration in external appearance. The grab bar has a grab section to be grabbed by a rider and attachment sections to be attached to left and right seat rails. The attachment sections extend through a space below a rear edge of a seat toward the front and are connected to the left and right seat rails.

A shopping trolley is provided, including a shopping basket (1) having a grab bar (2) and wheels (3), a chain lock (4) and a coin deposit lock (5), the shopping trolley having a docking station (6) for a portable electronic device with a holder (7) for the device, a power source (8), and means (9) for transferring energy from the power source (8) to the device. The docking station (6) includes a detector for detecting when the device is inserted into the holder (7) and when the device is connected to the energy transfer means (9). The coin deposit lock (5) includes an electromagnetic locking mechanism. The detector is able to emit an electrical or electromagnetic signal to the electromagnetic locking mechanism of the coin deposit lock (5), which has a receiver that is able to trigger the unlocking of the chain lock (4).

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 like a conventional grab bar, however, it adds an additional rail handle with the ability to pivot outward from the wall, and lock in one of several angular positions to extend support outward from the wall, and more to the centre of a shower or tub. This outward support is invaluable to assist with elderly and disabled persons to safely enter, use, and exit from the bathtub without dangerous reaching.

The invention relates to an ADVERTISEMENT HANDLE COUPLED WITH GRAB BAR OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, comprising a construction solution in which there is a panel (1) assembled onto translucent material to display the message, with a handle (4) (at its bottom), and intended to offer more comfort and safety to one or two users, especially in short trips.Said panel (1) and handle (4) are fastened onto the grab bar in the transportation vehicle by a device (3) that contains a hole (5) through which such bar passes, and a flexible strap (7) is used to connect the handle (4) and the fastening device (3) which provides the necessary balance to the set.

A lifting apparatus for extending upwardly out of a commercial building roof hatch, including a ladder docking device surrounding the roof hatch and optionally including roof hatch grab bars for ease of emergence through the roof hatch. The roof hatch ladder docking device is rapidly and removably attached to a permanent vertical ladder attached to the interior of the building. The lifting apparatus includes a winch post, a pulley mounted on the winch post and the ladder attachment device includes a fixed lower ladder attachment bracket along with a sliding upper ladder attachment sleeved over the winch post.

The invention discloses a walking aid for the aged. The walking aid comprises a U-shaped base, a connection plate and four supporting columns. The connection plate is arranged above the front portion of the U-shaped base. The upper ends and the lower ends of the four supporting columns are fixedly connected with the connection plate and the U-shaped base. The U-shaped base is provided with four rolling wheels. The walking aid for the aged is of a bilateral symmetry structure and further comprises two grab bars, two supporting rods and two first air pressure devices. The walking aid for the aged has the advantages that the air pressure devices are arranged, the grab bars are lowered and inclined at a certain angle when pulled downwards, the aged can put the forearms on the grab bars conveniently, the pressure exerted on the grab bars by the forearms is lowered as the legs of the aged exert the strength, the air pressure devices begin to rebound, and the aged are assisted in standing in the rebounding process.

The present invention provides a proximity-triggered handrail cueing system with automatic attention capture for providing visual and auditory cues that automatically and involuntarily (subconsciously) attract attention to the handrail. The system includes a hand railing (i.e. handrail or grab bar) constructed from translucent or transparent plastic tubing, a series of lights mounted inside the railing, along the longitudinal axis, one or more auditory speakers built into the railing or railing brackets, and a proximity detector (e.g. photoelectric sensor) and controller that activates the lights and speakers whenever a person approaches the railing. The speakers can be used to issue a verbal prompt to hold the handrail. The lights inside the railing are triggered to suddenly start flashing in such a way as to automatically and subconsciously attract attention to the handrail, thereby facilitating ability to rapidly and effectively reach and grasp the handrail for support in the event that the person does not hold the railing voluntarily and subsequently experiences a sudden unexpected loss of balance. Sounds emitted by the speakers can also be used to improve the ability to rapidly grab the railing in response to loss of balance. Embodiments of the system may include: 1) a proximity-triggered handrail cueing system with automatic attention capture elicited by visual cueing, 2) a proximity-triggered handrail cueing system with automatic attention capture elicited by auditory cueing; and 3) a proximity-triggered handrail cueing system with automatic attention capture elicited by a combination of visual and auditory cueing.

A hand hold assembly designed for climbers with special needs. The hand hold assembly has a molded body structure with outwardly extending arms and a grab bar extending therebetween. The hand hold assembly has means for mounting the assembly on a climbing wall so that the grab bar may be disposed at various desired orientations. The grab bar may be textured, have a moisture absorbing layer or be illuminated.

The invention discloses a bagging machine. The bagging machine comprises a mounting bracket, wherein a sleeve pipe is arranged above the mounting bracket; collecting mechanisms, sealing mechanisms anda cutting mechanism are arranged below the sleeve pipe; each collecting mechanism comprises an electric cylinder 1 and a gripper which are arranged on the two sides of a packaging bag in pairs; and each gripper comprises a shell, a grab bar, an auxiliary pull rod, a main pull rod, a spring, and a cover plate. The bagging machine has the benefits as follows: the two collecting mechanisms are arranged, the main pull rods, the auxiliary pull rods, the springs and pull ropes are arranged on the grippers of the collecting mechanisms, when the grab bars arranged on the left side and the right sideseparately enable the bag to be collected at the middle position, the grab bars enable the bag to be collected from the front and rear parts through the reasonably arranged pull ropes, the bag is collected from the four directions, the automatic sealing and cutting are realized conveniently, the packaging efficiency is increased, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced; a limiting mechanismis arranged, the falling position of pomelos is limited to avoid that excessive packaging bags are used for packaging the pomelos; besides, a latex ring is arranged on a limiting ring, the hard collision between the pomelos and the limiting ring is avoided, and that the surface layers of the pomelos are damaged is reduced.

A rapidly mounted, modular, universal handrail and grab bar system is disclosed having a plurality of one piece molded wall mounted supports; a plurality of fasteners securing the wall supports, wherein each support is initially rotationally adjustable about the fastener; at least one stock rail member forms the handrail member, wherein each rail member is received within wall support rail recesses, and wherein the central fastener extends perpendicular to the axis of the rail member; and at least one lateral fastening member to secure the rail member to the support. The rail members can include integrated accessories such as lighting units, glow in the dark elements, speakers, radio, scent releasing units, and liquid / powder dispensers.

A grab bar assembly for use with a bathtub includes a substantially planar base having a top, bottom and lateral edges. The grab bar assembly also includes a coupling assembly extending downward from the base for attachment to an upstanding wall of the bathtub and an armrest connected to and extending laterally from the base. The armrest is positioned above and running along the bathtub wall. Finally, the grab bar assembly includes a handgrip extending upwardly from the base. The handgrip includes at least one support arm and a substantially triangular shaped handle having a forward surface, rearward surface and a bottom surface. The handle extends from the at least one support arm along the bottom surface.

A navigation controller for a watercraft enables an operator to safely control the vessel even when in rough seas. A grip member and control head act as an integrated grab bar to be grabbed by a hand of a user and transfer the force to a mount. The grip member is engagable by fingers on the hand of the user for providing a grab bar to the user to resist movement of the body of the user caused by the applied force. The applied force is transferred through the hand of the user to the grip member to the mount to a force transfer member to a structural member to dissipate the applied force in resisting excessive movement of the body of the user caused by the applied force. A navigation controller includes control switches for controlling the operation of the watercraft. A control plate supports the control switches and the control plate with the control switches is configured and dimensioned relative to the grip member to enable a thumb of the user to engage with one or more of the control switches while the fingers remain engaged with the grip member so that the resistance of the applied force to keep the user steady does not cause a unintended activation of one or more of the control switches. A tactile location indicator is disposed on the control plate to provide easy and rapid location indication by haptic feedback. The control switches may include piezo switches to allow use in a severe marine environment that may include prolonged deep immersion, and powerful and prolonged salt spray and pressure washing, enduring conditions that would render a conventional marine joystick inoperable.

A ligature-resistant grab bar for mounting on a surface, having an elongated handgrip having a generally centrally disposed spine extending from the first end of the handgrip to the second end of the handgrip and which is configured and dimensioned to extend outwardly from the surface, when mounted. The spine lying flush against the surface and two arms extending outwardly from the spine along its entire length, each having an outer surface which collectively define the handgrip outer surface. The arms each having an outer free end portion which is configured and dimensioned to be grasped by a user. End caps on each of the ends of the handgrip, at least one of the end caps having an outwardly flared end wall having a first edge joined to the outer surface of the handgrip and a second edge configured and dimensioned to lie flush against the surface.

A grab bar is attached to a wall with at least one anchor assembly. The anchor assembly can be removed and repeatedly used as needed. The anchor assembly includes a vertical support beam, a flange arm assembly having a base portion and an arm portion, and a spring. The spring is attached to the vertical support beam and cooperates with the arm portion to hold the flange arm assembly in place during installation. The base portion of the flange arm assembly has a flange that fits against a wall surface of the wall structure, and the arm portion is received within a slot formed within the vertical support beam. The flange prevents the flange arm assembly from falling behind the wall structure.

A sliding door grab bar opener for opening and closing a sliding door. The opener includes outside and inside tube members, each having first and second ends. The inside tube member is positioned within the outside tube member and is adapted to slide from a fully retracted configuration with the first end of the inside tube member being located adjacent the first end of the outside tube member to a fully extended configuration with the first end of the inside tube member being located adjacent the second end of the outside tube member. First and second end stanchion members are attached to the outside and inside tube members adjacent their first and second ends, respectively. A middle stanchion member is attached to the outside tube member adjacent its second end. The stanchion members are adapted to be attached to the frames of the sliding door panels by fastener means.

A portable restraint device for a commuter to retain balance on a public transportation vehicle. The portable restraint device wraps a hook around a horizontal, vertical, or ring-shaped grab bar on the train or bus. The hook may be shaped like a hook, or operable as a carbiner, and is configured to adjust and securely attach to a variety of grab bars on public transportation vehicles. The opposite end of the portable restraint device includes a loop, configured for a hand to grip. The loop is often a flexible meshing material designed for comfort on long commutes. By gripping the loop, the commuter avoids contact with the grab bar surface, thereby avoiding germs. A handle secures the hook to the loop. However, the commuter is also able to grip the handle to retain balance. After the commute finishes, the commuter disengages the portable restraint device from the grab bar.

A hospital bed trapeze system includes an offset vertical frame to provide safe and convenient patient positioning in a smaller footprint. The offset patient trapeze system includes vertical support members that extend vertically from the head end of the bed, where the vertical support members angle inward toward the foot end of the bed. Similarly, additional vertical support members extend vertically from the foot end of the bed and angle inward toward the head end of the bed. The vertical support members support a horizontal grid. The horizontal grid includes side bars and cross bars that connect the vertical support members to form a trapezoidal assembly. An ergonomic grab bar is supported from the horizontal grid. The grab bar includes a handle portion with which the patient or caregiver may access the offset trapeze system to facilitate patient positioning in the bed.