Patent ID: 11896168
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A wall-mounted accessory comprising:
a towel bar;
a first support including:
a first base having a first pedestal configured to be secured to a wall, an opposite first receiver configured to be positioned at a distance from the wall and support at least a portion of the towel bar, and a first internal cavity defined within the first base extending between the first pedestal and the first receiver;
a first shaft slidably coupled to the first receiver and discrete from the towel bar; and
a first bushing surrounding the first shaft and supported on the first receiver; and

a second support including:
a second base having a second pedestal configured to be secured to the wall, an opposite second receiver configured to be positioned at the distance from the wall and support at least a portion of the towel bar, and a second internal cavity defined within the second base extending between the second pedestal and the second receiver;
a second shaft slidably coupled to the second receiver and discrete from the towel bar; and
a second bushing surrounding the second shaft and supported on the second receiver;

wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft are configured to independently move between at least an extended position and a retracted position, wherein an end of each of the first shaft and the second shaft are disposed within the respective internal cavity when in both the extended position and the retracted position, and wherein each of the first shaft and the second shaft are discrete relative to the towel bar.