A grab bar comprising a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; and a cap supporting a central leg supporting flexible side legs, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof and being adapted to flex inwards toward the central le
A grab bar comprising a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; and a cap supporting a central leg supporting flexible side legs, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof and being adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the central leg is inserted within the body from the open end thereof until the protrusions engage a respective the apertures in the body and emerge out of the outer surface of the body, and the cap is generally flush with an edge of the open end of the body; and the side legs being adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the protrusions are pushed toward the central leg thereby disengaging the protrusions from the apertures in the body and allowing the cap to be pulled out from the open end of the body.
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1. A grab bar, comprising: a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; andan end cap comprising a cap supporting a central leg extending from an inner surface of the cap, said central leg supporting a first side leg and a second side leg at an extremity
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A grab bar, comprising: a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; andan end cap comprising a cap supporting a central leg extending from an inner surface of the cap, said central leg supporting a first side leg and a second side leg at an extremity of said central leg opposite the cap, said side legs being flexible about said extremity of said central leg, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof opposite said extremity of said central leg;wherein said side legs are adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the central leg is inserted within the body from the open end thereof until the protrusion of each side leg engages a respective one of the diametrically opposed apertures in the body and emerges out of the outer surface of the body, and the cap is generally flush with an edge of the open end of the body; andsaid side legs are adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the protrusion of each side leg are pushed toward the central leg thereby disengaging the protrusion from the diametrically opposed apertures in the body and allowing the cap to be pulled out from the open end of the body. 2. A container comprising a base and side walls extending from the base and defining a cavity, one of said side walls supporting two facing walls, extending from said side wall and each provided with an opening, and a grab bar of a length larger than a distance between the two facing walls and spaced outwardly from the container relative to an exterior surface of said side wall; wherein the grab bar, comprises: a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; anda cap supporting a central leg extending from an inner surface of the cap, said central leg supporting a first side leg and a second side leg at an extremity of said central leg opposite the cap, said side legs being flexible about the extremity of said central leg, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof opposite the extremity of said central leg;wherein said side legs are adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg so as to enter the body until the protrusion of each side leg engages a respective one of the diametrically opposed apertures in the body and emerges out of the surface of the body, and the cap is generally flush with an edge of the open end of the body;wherein said side legs are adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the protrusions are pushed inward inside the body thereby disengaging from the diametrically opposed apertures in the body and the cap is pulled out from the open end of the body;wherein said grab bar is adapted to be positioned between the two facing walls, a first end of the body with the cap thereon being inserted within the opening of a first one of the two facing walls by a first side of the first wall, the first side of the first wall facing the second wall, the protrusions being pushed back within the body by contact with an edge of the first opening, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second opposite side of the first wall; and a second end of the body with the cap thereon being inserted within the opening of a second one of the two facing walls by a first side of the second wall, the first side of the second wall facing the first side of the first wall, the protrusions being pushed back within the body by contact with an edge of the second opening, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second opposite side of the second wall; andwherein said grab bar is adapted to be removed from between the two facing walls by squeezing the protrusions inwards, thus disengaging the protrusions from the apertures of the body. 3. A container, comprising: a bin comprising a base and side walls extending from the base, said bin defining a cavity;a pair of opposite walls extending outwardly from an external surface of one of the side walls of the bin and each provided with an opening at a distance from the bin relative to the external surface of the side wall; anda grab bar of a length larger than a distance between the opposite walls; said grab bar comprising a body with open opposite ends each comprising diametrically opposed apertures and a cap generally flush with an edge of the open end of the body and supporting a central leg extending from an inner surface of the cap within the body, said central leg supporting a first side leg and a second side leg at an extremity of said central leg opposite the cap, said side legs being flexible about the extremity of said central leg, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof opposite the extremity of said central leg emerging out of the surface of the body through the aperture in the body;wherein said side legs are adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the protrusions are pushed inward inside the body, a first end of the body of the grab bar cap is inserted within the opening in a first one of the pair of opposite walls, by a first side of said first wall, the protrusions being pushed back within the body, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second side of said first wall; and a second end of the body of the grab bar cap is inserted within the opening in a second one of the pair of opposite walls, by a first side of said second wall facing said first wall, the protrusions being pushed back within the body, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second side of said second wall, thereby coupling the grab bar to said container in complete fluid isolation from the cavity. 4. A method for providing a container with a grab bar in complete fluid isolation from the inside of the container, comprising: providing two facing walls extending outwardly from an external surface of a side wall of the container;providing each one of the two facing walls with an opening at a distance from the external surface of the side wall;providing a grab bar of a length larger than a distance between the two facing walls; the grab bar comprising a body with open opposite ends each comprising diametrically opposed apertures and a cap supporting a first side leg and a second side leg extending within the body, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof, the protrusion emerging out of the surface of the body through the aperture in the body, the side legs being adapted to flex inwards within the body so as to disengage the protrusion from the apertures in the body;inserting a first end of the body of the grab bar cap within the opening in a first one of the two facing walls, by a first side of the first wall facing a second one of the two walls, the protrusions being pushed back within the body, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second side of the first wall; andinserting a second end of the body of the grab bar cap within the opening in the second one of the two facing walls, by a first side of the second wall facing the first wall, the protrusions being pushed back within the body, and reemerging from the inside of the body on a second side of the second wall.
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