Shower rod with spring adjustment
AssigneeVista Containers & Enclosures LLC
InventorZeng Qing Hai
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a shower rod assembly including an outer tube, a spring chamber, being housed in the attachment end of the outer tube, and inner tube with an attachment end inserted within said outer tube, and a bracket device at the opposite ends of the outer tube and inner tube for installation in an enclosure. The spring chamber has a fixed blocker in a locked position within the outer tube, a compression spring, and a mobile blocker with a removable locking pin. When the locking pin is removed, the compression spring extends to lock the outer tube and inner tube in position at a set length within the enclosure. Each bracket device has a base body with ridges, a casing with an inner core, a lock on the side of the casing and a mount.
Claims20
A shower rod assembly comprising:
- an outer tube, being generally hollow and having a mounting end and an attachment end;
- a spring chamber, being housed in said attachment end of said outer tube, said spring chamber comprising:
- a fixed blocker in a locked position within said outer tube;
- a compression spring, having one end in contact with said fixed blocker;
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- a mobile blocker with a removable locking pin, being positioned at an opposite end of said compression spring, opposite said fixed blocker;
- an inner tube, being generally hollow and having a mounting end and an attachment end, said attachment end of said inner tube having a diameter smaller than said attachment end of said outer tube, said attachment end of said inner tube being insertable within said attachment end of said outer tube;
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- a bracket means engaging said mounting end of said outer tube for installation and said mounting end of said inner tube for installation, each bracket means being generally identical.
A shower rod assembly comprising:
- an outer tube, being generally hollow and having a mounting end and an attachment end;
- a spring chamber, being housed in said attachment end of said outer tube, said spring chamber comprising:
- a fixed blocker in a locked position within said outer tube;
- a compression spring, having one end in contact with said fixed blocker;
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- a mobile blocker with a removable locking pin, being positioned at an opposite end of said compression spring, opposite said fixed blocker;
- an inner tube, being generally hollow and having a mounting end and an attachment end, said attachment end of said inner tube having a diameter smaller than said attachment end of said outer tube, said attachment end of said inner tube being insertable within said attachment end of said outer tube;
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- a bracket means engaging said mounting end of said outer tube for installation and said mounting end of said inner tube for installation, each bracket means being generally identical, wherein each bracket means comprises:
- a base body with ridges;
- a casing with an inner core, being centered on said base body;
- a locking means on a side of said casing;
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- a mounting means for installation on a side of said base body opposite said casing, said mounting end of said outer tube having a respective bracket means, said mounting end of said inner tube having a respective bracket means, facing opposite the bracket means of said outer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.