Anti-splash shower curtain

a shower curtain and anti-splash technology, applied in the field of rods for hanging shower curtains, can solve the problems of inability to produce affordable finished products, inability to manufacture stoppers, and inability to meet the needs of customers, so as to avoid the use of expensive metal tubing and the cost

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-06
PRIAN JOHN L
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[0007]The present invention avoids the use of expensive metal tubing and the costs associated with bending and slotting the tubing. The Anti-Splash Shower Curtain Rod System of the invention possesses all of the functional characteristics of the earlier device with the added advantage of being formed of synthetic resins, especially thermoplastic resins, which can be extruded with the slot.

Problems solved by technology

Though effective, the prior anti-splash curtain hanging system utilizing two telescoping slotted aluminum tubes proved too expensive for mass marketing.
The bent telescoping, slotted aluminum rod (splash stopper) proved to be too costly to manufacture and even though a prototype was tested and used for several years, an affordable finished product could not be produced.

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[0017]Referring now to FIGS. 1-3 the shower curtain hanging rod 10 is formed of two section 12, 14 of slotted synthetic resin tubing having curved end portions 11, 13, which the distance between the straight portions of 15, 17 is greater than the distance between the side walls 16, 18 of a shower or tub enclosure. The sections 12, 14 are measured to fit between the distance between the side walls 16, 18 of the enclosure and cut at 20 to form cut ends 21, 23 which abut each other.

[0018]Each straight end portion 15, 17 of each section 12, 14 is drilled to form inner apertures 26, 28 and outer apertures 30, 32. The outer apertures 30, 32 are large enough to receive the head 34 of a fastener 36 on the head 34 is captured by the two inner apertures 26, 28. The larger apertures 30, 32 receive a plug 38 to prevent water from entering slot 40.

[0019]Each cut end 21, 23 are slid into the core 45 of slotted coupling member 30 the slot 44 of the coupling member is aligned with the slot 40 of th...

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Abstract

A shower curtain support fixture formed of a set of slotted tubes each having an end portion containing a bend so as to dispose the end portions adjacent the side walls of a bath-shower enclosure and a slotted coupling member slidingly receiving cut inner ends of the slotted tubes to form a U-shaped slotted tube fixture which receives a plurality of T-shaped shower curtain hangers through the slot.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to rods for hanging shower curtains and, more particularly, this invention relates to an improved rod for hanging anti-splash shower curtains.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Showers can be located in dedicated tiled or plastic enclosures entered through hinged doors. There is little problem with water splashing onto the floor from an opening above the door. In some case a shower head is mounted above a free standing tub. An oval shower curtain rod is mounted above the tub. Since the lower edge of the curtain is placed inside the wall of the tub, there again is little problem with water splashing onto the floor.[0003]Shower rods are usually mounted in front of tubs enclosed by three walls. The three shower walls encompass and extend along the opposite ends and rear side of the bath tub but leave the bath tub open for access along its front side. A shower nozzle is usually mounted on one of the opposite end walls of the tub enclosure...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K3/00
CPCA47K3/38
Inventor PRIAN, JOHN L.
Owner PRIAN JOHN L
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