ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,800, issued on Sept. 9.
"Method and apparatus for securing concealable body support" was invented by Chet Millerd (Laughlin, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A walk-in bathing environment is used by people who may have trouble getting in and out of standard bathtubs or showers. Rotatable 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 rotatable grab bars may be placed on the walls, top, external, or generally on and around the bathing environment such that a user can grab ...