Patent ID: 7124451

Claim:
A grab bar for attachment to a side wall of a shower enclosure, the grab bar comprising: a first mounting bracket having a pedestal with a 90° elbow extending therefrom, said pedestal suitable for attachment to the side wall, said 90° elbow having a first portion extending outwardly from said pedestal and an second portion extending transverse to said first portion, said second portion having a mating surface at an end opposite said first portion, said mating surface having a male member extending therefrom, said male member having a groove formed therein; a second mounting bracket opposing said first mounting bracket, said second mounting bracket having a pedestal with a 90 elbow extending therefrom, said pedestal suitable for attachment to the side wall at a 90° elbow having a first portion extending outwardly from said pedestal of said second mounting bracket said second portion extending transverse to said first portion of said second mounting bracket, said second portion having a mating surface at an end opposite said first portion, second mounting bracket having a mating surface at an end opposite said second portion, said mating surface of said mounting bracket having a male member extending therefrom, and a grab bar section extending between said first and second mounting brackets, said grab bar section having an interior tongue arranged to mate with said groove of said first mounting bracket and said groove of said second mounting bracket, said grab bar section comprising an inner liner and a layer overlying said inner liner, said inner liner having a radially inwardly extending liner groove, said layer having a radially inwardly extending tongue in mating relationship with said liner groove.