Grab bar

Abstract

A grab bar assembly including a body, first and second end caps, and first and second couplings. The body includes a first end and a second end and is formed of one of a single body section or multiple body sections. The first end cap is attached to the first end of the body by the first coupling and the second end cap is attached to the second end of the body by the second coupling. The body sections may be of differing lengths so as to provide the grab bar assembly with a modular construction readily and easily allowing for a wide range of different length grab bar assemblies.

I/We claim: 
     
         1 . A grab bar assembly, the grab bar assembly comprising:
 a body, the body having a first end and a second end, the body being formed of one of a single body section or multiple body sections;   a first end cap, the first end cap being attached to the first end of the body;   a second end cap, the second end cap being attached to the second end of the body; and   at least first and second couplings, the first coupling securing the first end cap to the first end of the body, and the second coupling securing the second end cap to the second end of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the multiple body sections are of one of the same length or different lengths. 
     
     
         3 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising at least one additional coupling, the at least one additional coupling securing the multiple body sections to one another. 
     
     
         4 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the body includes a first bar portion and a second bar portion, the first and second bar portions being joined by a web extending therebetween. 
     
     
         5 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the body includes a stanchion on an opposing side from the web and extending away from the first and second bar portions to a mounting flange. 
     
     
         6 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the first and second bar portions are off set from the stanchion. 
     
     
         7 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second bar portions are spaced apart from the mounting flange. 
     
     
         8 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second end caps include first rail portion and a second rail portion, the first and second rail portions being joined by a web extending therebetween. 
     
     
         9 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the first and second end caps each include a stanchion on an opposing side from the web and extending away from the first and second rail portions to a mounting flange. 
     
     
         10 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the first and second rail portions are off set from the stanchion. 
     
     
         11 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the first and second rail portions are spaced apart from the mounting flange. 
     
     
         12 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the first end cap includes a profile wall at a terminal end of the first end cap, the profile wall having a shape corresponding to a profile defined by the first and second rail portions and the web. 
     
     
         13 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the profile wall defines an acute angle with respect to a plane defined by the mounting flange. 
     
     
         14 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the second end cap includes an end wall at a terminal end of the second end cap, the end wall having a shape dissimilar to a profile defined by the first and second rail portions and the web. 
     
     
         15 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the end wall defines an acute angle with respect to a plane defined by the mounting flange. 
     
     
         16 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the second end cap includes an end wall at a terminal end of the second end cap, the end wall having a trapezoidal shape. 
     
     
         17 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first end cap is different from the second end cap. 
     
     
         18 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the body section is an extrusion. 
     
     
         19 . The grab bar assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second end caps is an extrusion. 
     
     
         20 . A ligature resistant grab bar assembly, the ligature resistant grab bar assembly comprising:
 a body, the body having a first end and a second end, the body being formed of one of a single body section or multiple body sections, the body section including a first bar portion and a second bar portion, the first and second bar portions being joined by a web extending therebetween, the body section further including a stanchion on an opposing side from the web and extending away from the first and second bar portions to a mounting flange;   first and second end caps, the first end cap being attached to the first end of the body, the second end cap being attached to the second end of the body;   the first and second end caps include first rail portion and a second rail portion, the first and second rail portions being joined by a web extending therebetween, the first and second end caps each further including a stanchion on an opposing side from the web and extending away from the first and second rail portions to a mounting flange;   the first end cap including a profile wall at a terminal end thereof, the profile wall having a shape corresponding to a profile defined by the first and second rail portions and the web extending therebetween;   the second end cap including an end wall at a terminal end thereof, the end wall having a shape dissimilar to the profile defined by the first and second rail portions and the web extending therebetween, the end wall defining an acute angle with respect to a plane defined by the mounting flange; and   at least first and second couplings, the first coupling securing the first end cap to the first end of the body, and the second coupling securing the second end cap to the second end of the body.