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US 2022/0053960 A1Published application
Rod holder system
AssigneeStalmat Products LLC
InventorThomas S. Cooler
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Abstract
A rod support device including an exterior flange, a female portion configured to receive a telescoping rod, and a male portion configured to extend beyond the surface of a wall. In one aspect, the male portion may include one or more circumferential ribs. In another aspect, the female portion may include a fastener aperture configured to receive a fastener, such as a screw. In yet another aspect, the rod support device may include a cap configured to cover the female portion when not in use.
Claims17
A system for supporting a rod, comprising:
- A first rod support device mountable in and beneath a first face of a first wall, said first device comprising, an exterior flange and a cup, wherein the cup has a male portion configured to extend into and beyond the first surface of the first wall, and wherein the cup has a female portion configured to receive a rod,
- A second rod support device mountable in and beneath a second of a second wall, said first surface and said second surface facing each other, the second device comprising an exterior flange and a cup, wherein the cup has a male portion configured to extend into and beyond the second surface of the second wall, and wherein the cup has a female portion configured to receive a rod;
- Wherein the first rod support device and the second rod support device are aligned directly across from each other, and;
- An extendable rod with a first end and a second end, wherein the distance between the first end and the second end defines a length, and wherein when extended the length is greater than a distance between said first surface and said second surface, and wherein the first end is received in the female portion of the first rod support device and the second end is received in the female portion of the second rod support device.
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A system for supporting a rod, namely a shower curtain rod, comprising:
- A first wall having a first surface and a second, opposite facing wall having a second surface facing said first surface;
- A first rod support in the first wall and comprising, a cup, wherein the cup has a female portion configured to receive a shower curtain rod,
- A second rod support in the second wall and comprising, a cup, wherein the cup has a female portion configured to receive the shower curtain rod,
- Wherein the first rod support device and the second rod support device are aligned directly across from each other, and;
- An extendable shower curtain rod with a first end and a second end, wherein the distance between the first end and the second end defines a length, and wherein the length is greater than a distance between said first surface and said second surface, and wherein the first end is received in the female portion of the first rod support device and the second end is received in the female portion of the second rod support device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.