Shower curtain ring
OwnerIrving Angermaninventor
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Abstract
The shower curtain ring has a flexible body adapted to encircle a curtain rod and close by frictionally interengaging end members. One of the end members includes an elongated part which is received through an opening along the top edge of the curtain. A flange on the end of the elongated part retains the curtain even when the end members are not engaged. This facilitates installation of the curtain and prevents the curtain from falling off the ring should the end members accidentally disengage.
Claims24
In a device for hanging a shower curtain on a shower curtain rod, the shower curtain having a top edge with an opening extending completely through said top edge, the device being of the type which includes a body portion for encircling the rod and having first and second ends, a substantially rigid elongated part extending from said first end and adapted to be removably received in the shower curtain opening and means, comprising a protrusion and a recess, for detachably engaging said elongated part and said second end to close the body portion around the rod, the improvement comprising means on said elongated part for retaining the shower curtain when said second end and said elongated part are not engaged.
In combination, a device for hanging a shower curtain on a shower curtain rod and a shower curtain having a top edge with an opening extending completely through said top edge, the device comprising a body portion for encircling the rod and having first and second ends, a substantially rigid part extending from said first end and adapted to be removably received in the said shower curtain opening, means comprising a protrusion and a recess for detachably engaging said elongated part and said second end to close said body portion around the rod, and means mounted on and extending from said elongated part for retaining said shower curtain when said second end and said elongated part are not engaged.
A device for hanging a shower curtain on a shower curtain rod, the shower curtain having a top edge with an opening, the device comprising a body portion for encircling the rod and having first and second ends, a substantially rigid elongated part having a given cross-section dimension, extending from said first end and adapted to be received in the shower curtain opening, a protrusion mounted on and extending from said elongated part, a protrusion receiving recess in said second part, said protrusion and recess adapted to detachably engage to close said body portion around said rod and a flange mounted on said extending from said elongated part for retaining the shower curtain on said elongated part whether or not said protrusion and recess are engaged, said flange having a cross-sectional dimension larger than said given cross-section dimension.
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