CPC B25G 1/102 (2013.01) [B25G 1/04 (2013.01); B60N 3/02 (2013.01); F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); F16M 11/38 (2013.01); F16M 13/04 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A health and safety handle for detachably gripping a cylindrically shaped rail extending along a horizontal rail axis within a transit vehicle, including a bus, train or subway car, comprising:
a main handle member shaped to be grasped by a user; and
a rail-gripping arm connected to a first end of the main handle member, the rail-gripping arm having a rigid gripper with a smooth rail-contacting surface adapted to detachably grip a cylindrically shaped rail extending along a horizontal rail axis, the cylindrically shaped rail being disposed horizontally within a transit vehicle;
wherein the rail-gripping arm telescopically extends and retracts relative to the main handle member between a closed posture and an open posture;
wherein the rigid gripper is concave and curls from the rail-gripping arm more than 180 degrees in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal rail axis to define a downwardly angled opening for attaching to the cylindrically shaped rail; and
wherein the rigid gripper has flared lateral portions that flare conically outwardly from the smooth rail-contacting surface relative to the horizontal rail axis to enable the rail-gripping arm to swivel relative to the cylindrically shaped rail when the rigid gripper is gripping the cylindrically shaped rail to thereby support the user while the user is standing in the transit vehicle, grasping and extending vertically the health and safety handle and detectably gripping the cylindrically shaped rail within the transit vehicle.
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