Shower Wall Hanger

a technology for shower walls and hangers, which is applied in the field of hangers, can solve the problems of affecting the appearance of shower walls, potentially affecting the appearance of showers, so as to reduce the chance of being bumped and knocked off the shower wall by the shower occupant, and prevent rocking

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-26
SHANDS CHERLYN RYAN +1
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[0005]This invention is a hanger that is designed to attach to a glass shower wall to provide a convenient place to hang a towel, brush or other bath accessory. Many showers today are built with walls of glass panels of various thicknesses. These panels are often times held in place by metal tabs on the sides of the panel that allow the top of the glass panel to be free of any supports or other structural members. The hanger is designed to fit over the top of such a glass panel in such a way that it grips the glass firmly and is seated so as to prevent rocking back and forth and rattling, and to reduce the chance that it can come off the glass easily when a towel is removed from it. In addition the invention fits fairly closely to the glass shower wall so that it is not likely to be bumped by the shower occupant.

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See U.S. Pat. No. 4,979,712 “Towel holder for shower enclosures.” A towel holder of this type used on a glass wall panel would not grip the glass panel and because of this would rattle and potentially lift up and off the glass panel when a towel was removed from it or it was accidentally bumped by the shower occupant.
In addition these types of hangers do not lie close to the glass and as a result take up valuable space inside a shower, and increase the likelihood of being bumped and knocked off the shower wall by the shower occupant.

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[0009]The hanger is constructed such that the top of the hanger comprises a clip, and the inside edge of the top of the clip, shown in FIG. 2B, is larger than the wall panel thickness and the inside edge of the bottom of the clip, shown in FIG. 2C, is smaller than the wall thickness, which allows the clip to slip down over the wall with a little force but allows the bottom of the clip to grip the wall to stabilize the hook while the top edge the clip rests on the top of the shower wall which helps keep the hanger from rocking back and forth on the shower panel. The shower wall hanger is normally placed over a shower wall panel so that the clip, as seen in FIG. 2D, fits over and down onto the wall.

[0010]The lower part of the hanger includes a hook for holding a towel which is the result of a bend in the lower part of the hanger as seen in FIG. 2E, which results in the towel hook lip extending upward. The hook has a curved end as seen in FIG. 1A.

[0011]The hook includes a shank which l...

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Abstract

A hanger designed to fit over the top of a glass shower panel the hanger having a clip that grips the glass firmly and prevents rocking, a shank extending close to the shower wall and a hook for holding a towel or other bath accessory.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates generally to hangers, and more particularly provides a system for supporting a towel or bath accessory from a glass shower wall panel.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Prior art usually consists of a hanger that rests over a shower curtain bar or shower wall and is easily removed. See U.S. Pat. No. 4,979,712 “Towel holder for shower enclosures.” A towel holder of this type used on a glass wall panel would not grip the glass panel and because of this would rattle and potentially lift up and off the glass panel when a towel was removed from it or it was accidentally bumped by the shower occupant. In addition these types of hangers do not lie close to the glass and as a result take up valuable space inside a shower, and increase the likelihood of being bumped and knocked off the shower wall by the shower occupant. The present invention is designed to grip the glass panel firmly, resist roc...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K17/00
CPCA47K3/281A47K10/08
InventorSHANDS, CHERLYN RYANSHANDS, JOSEPH WALTER
OwnerSHANDS CHERLYN RYAN