Shower accessory

US20160302622A1Inactive Publication Date: 2016-10-20LAMB IAN
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2016-10-20
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A shower accessory that hangs from the shower rod and laterally displaces a hanging shower curtain to provide greater shoulder width for the user.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to a shower accessory that will urge a freely hanging shower curtain outwardly and generate more room for the user of the shower.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Households commonly have bathing tubs that also double as a shower. Many use a freely hanging shower curtain suspended from a shower bar to retain water during use as a shower but which can be drawn to either side when used as a bathing tub. Soap, shampoo and hair conditioner products are often balanced on any sort of ledge in the tub area or in a shower products storage device hanging from the supply pipe of the shower head that extends from the wall.

[0003] Such bath / shower combinations have a tub of a width, length and height to capture a volume of water that is adequate for bathing but which is not so excessive as to represent a source of waste. Such considerations typically form bathing tubs that are well suited for bathing small children but ill-suited for adults who pre...

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[0013]The invention is conveniently described with reference to the attached figures and using a spatial orientation as the device is oriented when in use, e.g., hanging downwardly from a horizontally extended shower rod that also carries or is adjacent to a freely hanging shower curtain.

[0014]As shown in FIG. 1, the shower accessory includes a support frame 1 having a pair of hooked arm members 2, 3 that will engage a shower rod (not shown) and allow the accessory to hang downwardly therefrom. Each hooked arm 2, 3 is connected with basket 4 by upper frame arms 5, 6. Horizontal brace 7 extends between upper frame arms 5, 6 to provide support for frame 1. Basket 4 may be integrally formed with upper arms 5, 6 as shown or may be connected to arms 5, 6 by a suitable fastener, weld, solder or adhesive connection.

[0015]Lower arms 8, 9 are also integrally formed with the bottom base 10 of basket 4 or may be connected thereto by the same techniques as identified above for upper aims 5, 6. ...