Patent ID: 7823230
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A bath tub rail assembly for use on a bath tub sidewall, comprising: a hand grip; a clamping device having first and second clamping members adjustable relative to each other for clamping opposite sides of the bath tub sidewall in order to secure the bath tub rail assembly onto the bath tub sidewall; an adjustable connector for connecting the hand grip to the clamping device, having a telescoping configuration including a first tube affixed to one of the hand grip and the clamping device, and a second tube affixed to the other of the hand grip and the clamping device, so as to allow a position of the hand grip to be adjusted in both height and angular orientation relative to the bath tub sidewall; and wherein the first and second tubes are cylindrical, the first tube having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the second tube, and defining a plurality of holes at least in two columns through a tube wall of the first tube, the two columns of the holes being spaced apart substantially by a quarter of a circumference of the first tube, and wherein the second tube includes a lock member to be selectively engaged within the respective holes of the first tube, for locking the hand grip in both a selected height position and a selected angular orientation.