A swingable handrail apparatus for assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in particular. The swingable handrail apparatus includes a mounting bracket being adapted to mount to a wall structure and having a base member, a pair of boss members being spaced apart and each having a groove therein, a pair of clamping members each having a groove therein and being fastenable to a respective boss member; and also includes a handrail support member being rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket; and further includes a handrail member having a first end securely attached to the handrail support member and having a second end; and also includes a handrail support bracket having a base member, a first and second boss members being spaced apart and forming a handrail receiving space, a lever member pivotally attached to the base member and having a handrail retaining member which is biasedly received in a notch in the handrail member with the lever member being essentially spring-loaded.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
 1. Field of the Invention
 The present invention relates to a handy and accessible bar and more
 particularly pertains to a new swingable handrail apparatus for assisting
 a person onto and off a toilet, in particular.
 2. Description of the Prior Art
 The use of a handy and accessible bar is known in the prior art. More
 specifically, handy and accessible bar heretofore devised and utilized are
 known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural
 configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the
 crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of
 countless objectives and requirements.
 Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,939,876; U.S. Pat. No. 5,551,194;
 U.S. Pat. No. 5,065,462; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 378,432; U.S. Pat. No.
 4,882,791; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,076,547.
 While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and
 requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new swingable
 handrail apparatus. The inventive device includes a mounting bracket being
 adapted to mount to a wall structure and having a base member, a pair of
 boss members being spaced apart and each having a groove therein, a pair
 of clamping members each having a groove therein and being fastenable to a
 respective boss member; and also includes a handrail support member being
 rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket; and further includes a handrail
 member having a first end securely attached to the handrail support member
 and having a second end; and also includes a handrail support bracket
 having a base member, a first and second boss members being spaced apart
 and forming a handrail receiving space, a lever member pivotally attached
 to the base member and having a handrail retaining member which is
 biasedly received in a notch in the handrail member with the lever member
 being essentially spring-loaded.
 In these respects, the swingable handrail apparatus according to the
 present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and
 designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily
 developed for the purpose of assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in
 particular.
 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
 In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of handy
 and accessible bar now present in the prior art, the present invention
 provides a new swingable handrail apparatus construction wherein the same
 can be utilized for assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in
 particular.
 The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described
 subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new swingable handrail
 apparatus which has many of the advantages of the handy and accessible bar
 mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new
 swingable handrail apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious,
 suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art handy and accessible
 bar, either alone or in any combination thereof.
 To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a mounting
 bracket being adapted to mount to a wall structure and having a base
 member, a pair of boss members being spaced apart and each having a groove
 therein, a pair of clamping members each having a groove therein and being
 fastenable to a respective boss member; and also includes a handrail
 support member being rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket; and
 further includes a handrail member having a first end securely attached to
 the handrail support member and having a second end; and also includes a
 handrail support bracket having a base member, a first and second boss
 members being spaced apart and forming a handrail receiving space, a lever
 member pivotally attached to the base member and having a handrail
 retaining member which is biasedly received in a notch in the handrail
 member with the lever member being essentially spring-loaded.
 There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features
 of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that
 follows may be better understood, and in order that the present
 contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional
 features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which
 will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
 In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention
 in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its
 application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the
 components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the
 drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being
 practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood
 that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
 of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
 As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon
 which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the
 designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the
 several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore,
 that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions
 insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present
 invention.
 Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent
 and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the
 scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar
 with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a
 cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of
 the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention
 of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to
 be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
 It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new
 swingable handrail apparatus which has many of the advantages of the handy
 and accessible bar mentioned heretofore and many novel features that
 result in a new swingable handrail apparatus which is not anticipated,
 rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art handy
 and accessible bar, either alone or in any combination thereof.
 It is another object of the present invention to provide a new swingable
 handrail apparatus which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and
 marketed.
 It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new swingable
 handrail apparatus which is of a durable and reliable construction.
 An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new
 swingable handrail apparatus which is susceptible of a low cost of
 manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly
 is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby
 making such swingable handrail apparatus economically available to the
 buying public.
 Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new
 swingable handrail apparatus which provides in the apparatuses and methods
 of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously
 overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
 Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new swingable
 handrail apparatus for assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in
 particular.
 Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new swingable
 handrail apparatus which includes a mounting bracket being adapted to
 mount to a wall structure and having a base member, a pair of boss members
 being spaced apart and each having a groove therein, a pair of clamping
 members each having a groove therein and being fastenable to a respective
 boss member; and also includes a handrail support member being rotatably
 mounted to the mounting bracket; and further includes a handrail member
 having a first end securely attached to the handrail support member and
 having a second end; and also includes a handrail support bracket having a
 base member, a first and second boss members being spaced apart and
 forming a handrail receiving space, a lever member pivotally attached to
 the base member and having a handrail retaining member which is biasedly
 received in a notch in the handrail member with the lever member being
 essentially spring-loaded.
 Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new
 swingable handrail apparatus that essentially reduces the risk of injury
 by the user falling onto the toilet.
 Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new
 swingable handrail apparatus that allows the user to properly seat oneself
 on the toilet.
 These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various
 features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with
 particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this
 disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating
 advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should
 be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there
 are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
 With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4
 thereof, a new swingable handrail apparatus embodying the principles and
 concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the
 reference numeral 10 will be described.
 As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the swingable handrail apparatus
 10 generally comprises a mounting bracket 11 being adapted to securely
 mount to a wall structure 42. A handrail support member 21 is rotatably
 mounted to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket 11 includes a base
 member 12 being adapted to securely mount with fasteners to a wall
 structure 42, a pair of boss members 13,14 being spaced apart and being
 securely and conventionally attached to the base member 12, and a pair of
 clamping members 17,18 each of which is fastenable to a respective one of
 the boss members 13,14 for securely retaining a portion of the handrail
 support member 21. Each of the boss members 13,14 includes an outer side
 15 facing away from the base member 12 and also includes a groove 16
 extending in the outer side 15 and extending from one end to another end
 thereof. Each of the clamping members 17,18 includes a side 19 having a
 groove 20 extending therein. The end portions of the handrail support
 member 21 are securely received in the grooves 16,20 of the boss members
 13,14 and the clamping member 17,18. The handrail support member 21
 includes a cylindrical member 22 and a pair of shafts 23,24 extending from
 either end of the cylindrical member 22. The shafts 23,24 are received in
 the grooves 16,20 of the boss members 13,14 and the clamping members
 17,18.
 A handrail member 25 has a first end 26 which is securely and
 conventionally attached and welded to the handrail support member 21 and
 has a second end 27. The handrail member 25 includes a notch 28 in a side
 and near the second end 27 thereof with the handrail member 25 having a
 length of approximately 48 to 52 inches and a diameter of approximately 1
 inch.
 A handrail support bracket 29 is adapted to be securely mounted with
 fasteners to a wall structure 42 and has a base member 30, a first boss
 member 31 securely and conventionally attached to the base member 30, and
 a second boss member 33 securely and conventionally attached to the base
 member 30 and being spaced from the first boss member 31 and defining a
 handrail-receiving space between the first boss member 31 and the second
 boss member 33. The handrail support bracket 29 further includes a lever
 member 35 having a first portion 36 and a second portion 38 which is
 angled from the first portion 36. The lever member 35 is pivotally
 attached at an intermediate portion to the base member 30 of the handrail
 support bracket 29 with the first portion 36 extending downwardly below
 the second boss member 33. The lever member 35 further has a handrail
 retaining member 39 extending from the second portion 38 and being
 engageable in the notch 28 for retaining the handrail member 25 in the
 handrail support bracket 29. The lever member 35 also has a lug member 37
 extending from the first portion. The handrail support bracket 29 also
 includes a first leaf spring 32 being securely attached with fasteners to
 a side of the first boss member 31 and being disposed in the handrail
 retaining space and includes a second leaf spring 34 being securely
 attached with fasteners to a side of the second boss member 33 and being
 disposed in the handrail retaining space, both of the leaf springs 32,34
 aiding in the retention of the handrail member 25 in the handrail support
 bracket 29. The second boss member 33 includes a back side and a lug
 member 40 securely and conventionally disposed on the back side thereof.
 The handrail support bracket 29 further includes a spring member 41
 securely attached about the lug member 37 of the lever member 35 and the
 lug member 40 of the second boss member 33 for biasing the handrail
 retaining member 39 in the notch 28 of the handrail member 25. A handhold
 member 44 is securely attached with a fastener to the handrail member 25.
 In use, the swingable handrail apparatus 10 is best suited adjacent to a
 toilet 43 so that a physically disabled person can aid oneself to and from
 the toilet 43. The user would urge the lower portion 36 of the lever
 member 35 forwardly or toward the second boss member 33 which would
 release and urge the handrail member 25 out from the handrail support
 bracket 29. The user would then grasp and hold onto the handrail member 25
 as he/she lifts oneself onto or from a toilet 43.
 As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the
 present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description.
 Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and
 operation will be provided.
 With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the
 optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to
 include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of
 operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to
 one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
 illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
 intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
 Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the
 principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and
 changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired
 to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and
 described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may
 be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.