Patent ID: 11885135
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  H  A | IPC A  E  H

Claim 0:
1. A rapidly mounted, modular, universal grab bar system: comprising:
a plurality of wall mounted supports, wherein each wall mounted support is formed as a molded member having a wall end configured to be adjacent the wall with a central fastener opening extending from the wall end, wherein the molded member forming the wall mounted support includes a rail member recess formed as a through-hole extending from one side of the wall mounted support through to an opposed side of the wall mounted support and intersecting with the central fastener opening, wherein each wall mounted support is configured to be secured to a wall, and wherein the central fastener opening is formed as a first bore extending from the wall end to an enlarged head receiving portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first bore extending to the distal end, wherein the enlarged head receiving portion is accessible through the distal end of the wall support, wherein the intersection of the enlarged head receiving portion with the first bore is at least one half of the distance of from the wall end to the through-hole forming the rail member recess, and including an annular recess spaced from and surrounding the first bore of the central fastener opening and at least a portion of the enlarged head receiving portion of the central fastener opening, and wherein a thickness of the annular recess is less in the annular recess surrounding at least a portion of the enlarged head receiving portion than a thickness of the annular recess surrounding the first bore of the central fastener opening;
a plurality of central fasteners, each central fastener with a drive head and associated with at least one wall mounted support and received within the central fastener opening thereof for securing each wall mounted support to the wall through the central fastener, wherein the central fastener is configured to be accessed through the distal end of the wall mounted support, wherein the wall mounted support is, at least at one time, rotationally adjustable about the central fastener; and
at least one stock rail member forming the handrail member, wherein each rail member is received within rail member recesses of the wall mounted supports extending entirely through the through-hole forming the rail member recess and wherein the central fastener extends perpendicular to the axis of the rail member, wherein the rail member recess of each wall mounted support being formed as a through-hole whereby the recess substantially encircles the rail member which is received within rail member recess and aligns the rail member which is received within rail member recess with the associated central fastener which is received within the central fastener opening.