US 4,229,842 AGranted

Shower curtain convertible support adapter

OwnerLouis Gilmoreinventor

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Abstract

A shower curtain adapter for expanding the showering space within a shower enclosure, which enclosure has first and second facing vertical sidewalls, a third wall which extends between the first and second sidewalls and a shower curtain which hangs from a straight standard curtain rod extending between the first and second walls. The adapter of the present invention includes an adapter rod having a length which is greater than the distance between the first and second walls and which is made of flexible material. The adapter rod may be mounted in an operative position between the first and second walls and in such position will flex into a bow configuration to engage the hanging shower curtain pushing it outward of the enclosure to expand the showering space. A coupling means for supporting the adapter rod from the standard curtain rod is pivotally coupled at one end thereof to the adapter rod and has means carried at the other end for coupling to the standard curtain rod to thereby prevent downward movement of the adapter rod when mounted in its operative position. When in its storage position, the adapter rod will hang by the coupling means from the curtain rod and may be concealed behind the shower curtain.

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Dependent claims

A shower curtain adapter for expanding the shower space in a shower enclosure formed by first and second opposite facing vertical walls, a third vertical wall extending between said first and second walls and a shower curtain, said shower curtain being vertically hung from a straight standard curtain rod extending in a substantially horizontal plane between said first and second walls, said adapter comprising an adapter rod having a length greater than the distance between said first and second walls, said adapter rod being of flexible material so that when said adapter rod is mounted between said first and second walls it will flex as a result of the presence exerted between said first and second walls and will bow outwardly away from said third wall to engage said shower curtain, coupling means pivotally connected at one end thereof to said adapter rod and pivotally connected at the other end thereof to said standard curtain rod thereby preventing downward movement of said adapter rod when said adapter rod is pressure mounted between said first and second walls and said coupling means is connected to said standard curtain rod, whereby said adapter rod when mounted between said first and second walls will be positioned in a plane below and substantially parallel to said horizontal plane of said standard curtain rod and when unmounted can be hung by said coupling means in a storage position.

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