Shower curtain rod assembly

A Shower Curtain Rod Assembly having an inner surface from which to hang a conventional shower curtain within an alcove, which alcove is formed by a back wall and two side walls that collectively surround a conventional shower or bathtub basin on three sides, wherein the conventional shower or bathtub basin has a generally oval-shaped inner surface and a front lip, the Shower Curtain Rod Assembly comprising:

• a tubular shower curtain rod having an inner surface, an outer surface, an integral main bar, a plurality of integral straight extensions and a plurality of integral Y-extensions, the main bar being cylindrical and having two main ends, each straight extension and Y-extension having a wall end, each integral straight extension and Y-extension pair extending outwardly from a main end of the main bar, each straight extension extending along the longitudinal axis of the main bar, each Y-extension extending curvingly in essentially an S-shaped pattern and essentially the same horizontal plane as the main bar, the wall ends of each straight extension and Y-extension pair being in the same vertical plane such that each straight extension and Y-extension pair can be affixed to a side wall of the alcove surrounding the bathtub basin through equivalent mounting means, the inner surface and outer surface of the shower curtain rod defining a narrow continuous track opening below the shower curtain rod, parallel to its center axis and extending through the length of the main bar and splitting in essentially a V-shaped pattern whereby the track extends through nearly the entire length, of each straight extension and each Y-extension;
• mounting means for affixing the wall ends of the straight extensions and Y-extensions to a side wall of the alcove surrounding the bathtub basin;
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• hanging means for suspending the conventional shower curtain from the shower curtain rod assembly such that the shower curtain can be easily extended lengthwise along the shower curtain rod assembly whereby the shower curtain contains water within the generally oval-shaped surface of the conventional shower or bathtub basin during use of the basin, whereby the shower curtain rod assembly suspends the shower curtain thereby to essentially cover the front lip of the bathtub basin during non-use of the basin, and whereby the shower curtain rod assembly provides suspended mobility of the shower curtain in order to provide obstruction-free cleaning of the bathtub basin.