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Shower curtain hanger device

a technology for hanging devices and shower curtains, applied in the field of hanging devices, can solve problems such as devices having their own problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-10
ZENITH PRODS
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[0009]whereby the first end of the body portion of the hanger is passed through an opening in the sheet material and held on the body portion of the hanger device by the orn

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A wide variety of hanger devices have been used to hang the shower curtain on the rod and each of these devices has its own problems.

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[0016]The hanger device has the advantage that it can be easily threaded or passed through an opening in a shower curtain and clipped onto a horizontally suspended shower curtain rod. Typically, the hanger device is passed through the opening in the shower curtain and clipped onto the shower curtain rod and then the second, third and the like hanger devices are each added and each hung on the shower curtain rod as above until the curtain is completely hung. The shower curtain hangs over the a bathtub or shower area to form a shower enclosure.

[0017]The body portion of the hanger device preferably is made of a spring steel metal rod of a material, such as stainless steel, chrome coated steel, steel / brass / chrome, and the like. The hanger device can also be made of a rigid polymeric material but having spring like properties, such as including but are not limited to, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, polyolefin plastomers, enhanced polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers...

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Abstract

A hanger device adapted for mounting over an elongated rod member to suspend and hang a sheet of material therefrom, the hanger device comprising:(a) a body potion of a springable resilient material having a generally circular configuration and having an open portion sufficient in size to encircle a portion of the rod member when the hanger is coupled over the rod member and wherein the body portion has a first end, a top circular portion and a second end;(b) an ornamental decorative body has an ornamental exterior and the back has a recessed area where the second end of the body portion is fitted;whereby the first end of the body portion of the hanger is passed through an opening in the sheet material and the hanger device is positioned onto the rod member allowing the sheet material to be held in place and drape from the rod member.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to a hanger device in particular a hanger device for a shower curtain for a shower enclosure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In a typical bathroom having a bathtub shower, the bathtub shower is enclosed with three walls with the fourth side being open to allow for entering and exiting the bathtub shower. A shower nozzle is placed above the tub on one side of the enclosure. Typically, a shower curtain is hung on a rod over the open side to prevent water from splashing into the bathroom while the shower is in use.[0003]A wide variety of hanger devices have been used to hang the shower curtain on the rod and each of these devices has its own problems. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,308,637, 4,750,243 and 5,367,742 show shower curtain hangers having different closing mechanisms which are not decorative and can be difficult to open once snapped in place to hold the shower curtain.[0004]U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,339,884 and 7,296,609 show other hanging devices for ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G29/00
CPCA47K3/38A47H2023/003
Inventor CITTADINO, KYLE
Owner ZENITH PRODS