Shower curtain closure
OwnerTerry J. Colvininventor
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Abstract
The combination of a bath/shower enclosure with an innovative curtain arrangement to eliminate splashing water from exiting the enclosure. The curtain arrangement includes at least one elongated, hook and pile type fastening strip positioned along each vertical edge of the curtain, and a complementary number of such fastening strips, angularly oriented to the curtain fasteners, on the enclosure walls, whereby the curtain may be adjustably and temporarily fastened to the enclosure walls.
Claims4
In combination with a personal shower enclosure having at least a pair of spaced-apart, generally parallel enclosure walls adapted to support a horizontally disposed curtain support rod extending therebetween, said combination comprising:
- a.) a flexible shower curtain, slidably secured along said curtain support rod, of a length greater than the horizontal length of said curtain support rod, said flexible shower curtain having a generally rectangular configuration with a top edge slidably secured to said curtain support rod, and first and second side edges each containing at least one horizontally disposed hook and pile fabric strip, and
- b.) at least one vertically oriented hook and pile fabric strip angularly disposed relative to said horizontally disposed hook and pile fabric strip, inwardly spaced from the plane of said curtain support rod, secured to said enclosure walls, whereby the shower curtain may be turned inwardly for adjustable and temporary securement to the respective enclosure walls to confine the water to the shower enclosure.
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