Relating to shower rods
AssigneeNorcros Group (Holdings) Limited
InventorPeter James Harold Pegden
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Abstract
A shower rod assembly enhances the support provided by frictionally engaging the ends of a shower rod with facing walls. Support brackets are engaged with the external surface of the rod and fixed to the walls independently of the rod ends. Locking facilities are then provided which engage with the rod and the support brackets to bias the support brackets against the facing walls whilst also locking the rod in position.
Claims12
A method of securing a shower rod assembly between facing walls, the shower rod assembly comprising:
- a telescopically adjustable rod and support brackets, the rod having a rod axis, an external surface extending along the rod axis, and rod ends;
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- the support brackets being configured to engage the external surface of the rod and to engage the facing walls;
- the method comprising:
- setting a length of the rod to contact the rod ends with the facing walls;
- engaging the support brackets with the external surface of the rod;
- fixing the support brackets to the facing walls independently of the rod ends;
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- once the rod is engaged with the support brackets, operatively connecting a locking facility to the rod and to at least one of the support brackets, and displacing the locking facility relative to the rod to generate a force directed to bias the at least one of the support brackets against an adjacent one of the facing walls.
A shower rod assembly for mounting between facing walls, the shower rod assembly comprising:
- a telescopically adjustable rod and a plurality of support brackets, the rod having a rod axis, an external surface extending along the rod axis, and rod ends directly engageable with the facing walls, the support brackets being engageable with the external surface of the rod while allowing the rod ends to contact the facing walls and having mounting surfaces engageable with the facing walls independently of the rod ends;
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- a locking facility operatively connected to the rod and to at least one of the support brackets, wherein a displacement of the locking facility relative to the rod generates a force directed to bias the at least one of the support brackets against an adjacent one of the facing walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.