COLLAPSIBLE GRAB BARS FOR BATH TUBS AND/OR SHOWERS

摘要

A walk-in bathing environment is used by people who may have trouble getting in and out of standard bathtubs or showers. Grab bars are positioned in and around the bathing environments to aid in entering the environments, exiting the environments, sitting, standing, and otherwise moving relative to the bathing environment. The grab bars may be placed on the walls, top, external, or generally on and around the bathing environment such that a user can grab the one or more grab bars in order to provide support for moving relative to the bathing environment. The grab bars are connected to the environment such that they can be moved between a use and a non-use configuration, such that the bars are extending from a portion of the housing only when desired by the user.

主权项

1. A walk-in bathing environment, comprising:
a housing having an entrance for providing access to an interior of the housing; a door positioned at the entrance of the housing; and one or more grab bar assemblies operatively connected to the housing and including a grab bar, said grab bars being movable between a use configuration and a non-use configuration.