초록

A portable grab bar that has suction members at each end thereof to permit attachment of the bar to a flat non-porous surface.

대표청구항 ▼

A portable grab bar for use by a person requiring the aid of such a device for support, said grab bar comprising, in combination: bar means; a first suction means secured to one end of said bar means having a suction member and an integral manually operated spring biased vacuum pump for evacuating a

A portable grab bar for use by a person requiring the aid of such a device for support, said grab bar comprising, in combination: bar means; a first suction means secured to one end of said bar means having a suction member and an integral manually operated spring biased vacuum pump for evacuating air from under said suction member when adhering said first suction means to a surface; a second suction means secured to the other end of said bar means having a suction member and an integral manually operated spring biased vacuum pump for evacuating air from under said suction member when adhering said second suction means to a surface; the arrangement being such that said bar means is supported parallel to and spaced from a surface to which said suction members are adhered; and indicator means provided on each of the aforesaid vacuum pumps by which a user of the grab bar is warned when the pressure adhering a suction means to a surface may not be sufficient to support an additional force applied to the grab bar by a person using the grab bar.