Mounted On Tub, Only Patents (Class 4/577.1)
  • Patent number: 11837117
    Abstract: An advertising wing hitch frame connector is described. Embodiments of the connector include a first attach and detachable arm and a second attach and detachable arm each adapted to couple to an object. In one instance, the object may be a frame including a plurality of adjustable legs. In another instance, the object may be a modified trailer hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Lawrence V. Williams
  • Patent number: 11534033
    Abstract: The compression-mounted shower grab bar incorporates a grab bar, a plurality of mounting plates, a plurality of mounting caps, and a shower. The shower further comprises a first wall and a second wall. The compression-mounted shower grab bar is adapted for use by a client. The compression-mounted shower grab bar forms a structure the client can grasp for improved stability. The compression-mounted shower grab bar mounts between the first wall and the second wall of the shower. The plurality of mounting caps secures the grab bar to the plurality of mounting plates. The grab bar applies a compressive force that presses the plurality of mounting plates against the first wall and the second wall such that the grab bar is: a) secured to a fixed position in the shower; and, b) transfers the load of the client to the first wall and the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas McCcauley
  • Patent number: 9765527
    Abstract: A safety grip system comprises first and second safety grips that are mountable to a support structure. Each safety grip comprises a main body sized to overlie at least a portion of the support structure and have a textured exterior surface. The first and second safety grips are interlockable such that when the first safety grip is non-rotatably mounted to the support structure, the second safety grip is also non-rotatably mounted to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Andrew J Hart Enterprises Limited
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hart, Peter George Murray
  • Patent number: 8448269
    Abstract: A bathing insert for use with a bathing space, the bathing insert comprising a body including first and second end walls, first and second side walls extending between the end walls, and a support wall connecting first edges of the end walls and the side walls. The walls define an open edge and an interior area of the body. A seat including a sit portion extending generally inward from the first end wall and a seatback portion extending from the support wall to the sit portion, wherein the sit portion and the seatback portion connect to define the seat. The body is positionable in a first orientation for use as a shower seat and a second orientation for use as a bathtub. When the body is in the first orientation, the open edge is positionable on a support surface, and when the body is in the second orientation, the support wall is positionable on the support surface such that the interior area is accessible by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventors: Sidney M. Libit, Jeffrey M. Libit
  • Patent number: 8234725
    Abstract: In a handle arrangement, in particular an aid to help persons rise, for example in the bathroom area, having a gripping rod (12), on which at least one suction head (14) with a suction plate (15) or a suction piston (50) and an actuating device (17) for the suction plate (15), or respectively suction piston (50), are arranged on at least one handle end (13a, 13b), or between both handle ends (13a, 13b), so that the at least one suction head (14) can be attached by suction to a porous surface by activating the actuating device (17) for forming a vacuum acting between the porous surface and the suction plate (15), or respectively the suction piston (50), and can be released therefrom by releasing the vacuum, a vacuum loss indicator device (22) is provided, which reacts to the reduction of the vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Eckart Roth
  • Patent number: 7877824
    Abstract: A telescoping support bar installed in a shower enclosure and similar facilities requires no mechanical wall fasteners. The support bar includes telescoping tubes with end retainers gripping walls of the enclosures. Length of the support bar is governed by fixed length spacer means and internal extensible means. Extensible means, having bearings movable along a rod, provides the lengthening and shortening of the support bar as the distance between the bearings is increased or decreased. This change in distance likewise changes the overall length of the support bar. With the retainers snug against the walls, one of the tubes, being rotatable, is turned in circular motion. This rotation is converted into an axial force along the bar causing the retainers to forcefully grip the walls, providing a rigid and strong bar installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Willie T. Grant, Carolyn R. Grant
  • Patent number: 7823230
    Abstract: A bath tub rail assembly for use on a bath tub sidewall includes a hand grip and a clamping device. The hand grip and the clamping device are adjustably connected such that the hand grip may be adjusted in both height and angular orientation relative to the bath tube sidewall when the bath tub rail assembly is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: AMG Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Seth Meyers, Cristian Boar, Ming Xu
  • Publication number: 20100146697
    Abstract: In a handle arrangement, in particular an aid to help persons rise, for example in the bathroom area, having a gripping rod (12), on which at least one suction head (14) with a suction plate (15) or a suction piston (50) and an actuating device (17) for the suction plate (15), or respectively suction piston (50), are arranged on at least one handle end (13a, 13b), or between both handle ends (13a, 13b), so that the at least one suction head (14) can be attached by suction to a porous surface by activating the actuating device (17) for forming a vacuum acting between the porous surface and the suction plate (15), or respectively the suction piston (50), and can be released therefrom by releasing the vacuum, a vacuum loss indicator device (22) is provided, which reacts to the reduction of the vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Eckart Roth
  • Patent number: 7603728
    Abstract: A holding device for sanitary and more particularly bathroom sector possesses a hand grip arrangement with an associated attachment means having at least two pairs of suction heads of which the hand grip arrangement may be secured to an even surface and may be detached from same, the hand grip arrangement being coupled or able to be coupled by means of coupling means with each pair of suckers at coupling points lying between the respective suction heads of a pair of suckers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Inventor: Eckart Roth
  • Publication number: 20090211018
    Abstract: A bath tub rail assembly for use on a bath tub sidewall includes a hand grip and a clamping device. The hand grip and the clamping device are adjustably connected such that the hand grip may be adjusted in both height and angular orientation relative to the bath tube sidewall when the bat tub rail assembly is attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: AMG MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Seth MEYERS, Cristian BOAR, Ming XU
  • Publication number: 20090025138
    Abstract: A cushioned bath lounger adapted for use in a bathtub, or spa, and positioned proximate to the back surface of the bathtub. The cushioned bath lounger presenting a resting place for the head and shoulders of a reclined bather. The lounger having first and second support rails anchored to each side of the bathtub. A flexible support member is positioned between and attached to each support rail. The flexible support member has a first chamber with a visco-elastic pad positioned within to support the bathers head. The flexible support member may also include a second chamber configured to be inflated by air. The air filled second chamber then provides gentle floatation support to the reclined bather when immersed in a bath. The flexible support of the lounger may be adjustably positioned between the support rails and locked in place. The lounger may also be configured such that the flexible support may glide freely along the support rails to provide a rocking motion to the reclined bather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Peter F. Steggert
  • Patent number: 7441285
    Abstract: The invention is for a tub grip for a bathtub that assists bathers in entering and exiting a bathtub. The tub grip is sturdy and easy to attach and remove for those that may suffer from loss of strength and dexterity due to advanced age, injury, illness, or other medical condition. In addition, the tub grip is constructed to resist wear and tear and provide its users with a substantial service life. One embodiment of the invention comprises a locking member, a first arm assembly, a clamp assembly, a second arm assembly, and, at least one locking plate. The first and the second arm assemblies and the locking plate are mounted on the locking member, whereas the clamp assembly is attached to the locking member. The locking member comprises a plurality of teeth, to which the locking plate is selectively engageable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas A. Kemp, Alan Bauer
  • Patent number: 7203978
    Abstract: A swivel handle structure for a bathtub includes a holder, a handle seat and a press ring. The holder comprises a connecting plate having a number of locating holes and a recess thereon. The handle seat comprises a rotary disc having a circular rim inwardly corresponding to the recess of the connecting plate. The press ring is sleeved onto the handle seat. The press ring has a block rim to block the handle seat so as to confine the press ring from moving any further. When turning the handle seat, the circular rim of the rotary disc turns within the recess of the connecting plate so that the press ring maintains the handle seat in a steady manner from rocking or shaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 6941593
    Abstract: A bathtub assistance apparatus for aiding a user entering and exiting a bathtub. The bathtub assistance apparatus includes a frame assembly being designed for being positioned on top of the bathtub whereby the frame assembly extends between opposing walls positioned at opposite ends of the bathtub. A support assembly is coupled to the frame assembly whereby the support assembly extends upwardly from the frame assembly. The support assembly is designed for being gripped by the user to provide support for the user when the user is entering and exiting a bathtub. At least one locking member is operationally coupled to the frame assembly. The locking member is designed for selectively engaging the bathtub whereby the locking member inhibits sliding of the frame assembly with respect to the bathtub when the user uses the support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Yakov Avidon
  • Patent number: 6662385
    Abstract: A shower door track cushion is provided, which includes a material having a length. A slit is cut longitudinally along the length of the bottom of the material. The slit is adapted to fit over a shower door track and retain the material on the shower door track, which is located along a top edge of a bathtub. The material includes an extending rectangular section integral to the material at one end of the length of the material, which is adapted to fit between a first and a second shower door vertical support in order to retain the material between the first and second shower door vertical supports. The material can be made of polyethylene foam and can include a rounded top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony J. Bayne
  • Publication number: 20030135920
    Abstract: An improved structure for a bathtub hand rest comprises a pair of clamps, a hand rest and fasteners. Each of the clamps has two plates with their horizontal sections overlapped to each other and a positioning bolt laterally penetrating vertical sections extending from the two overlapped sections. The fastener is locked to the inner wall of each end of the hand rest with inner threads. The periphery of the fastener is provided with outer threads and a fastening hole in the center of the fastener. The clamps are held against the bathtub, and the fasteners are screwed to both ends of the hand rest. Positioning bolts penetrate through the clamps and locked to the fastening holes in the fasteners for the hand rest to be secured to the clamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 6539561
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided on the back surface side of the bath tab vessel for receiving water formed of a transparent material or a translucent material. Furthermore, in a bath tab unit having a double-hulled structure consisting of an inner vessel and an outer vessel, the inner vessel is formed of a transparent material or a translucent material, and an illumination device is provided in a space between the inner vessel and the outer vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Inventor: Hideo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6332230
    Abstract: A tub grab bar structure comprises a clamping base comprising a fixed board substantially vertically disposed on a lateral side of a horizontal base body, the fixed board adapted to contact an outer tub surface; a threaded rod transversely disposed on the fixed board and including a knob at an end thereof for rotating the threaded rod; a clip board adapted to abut an inner tub surface, the clip board having a connecting rod substantially vertically attached thereto for receiving the threaded rod; a rotary horizontal baseboard pivotally coupled to the horizontal base body at a central pivot axis; a grab bar substantially vertically coupled to the baseboard; a tenon pipe substantially vertically disposed on the baseboard and radially spaced from the central pivot axis; an elastic bolt disposed inside the tenon pipe; and a plurality of insert holes radially spaced about the central pivot axis on the horizontal base body; wherein the elastic bolt is movable in the tenon pipe such that it is selectively engageable
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Inventor: Shih-Kuo Chang