Shower enclosure system
OwnerSean A. Mooreinventor
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Abstract
A shower enclosure system includes an elongate arcuate rod having first and second spaced end portions, a pair of swivels, with one swivel at each of the end portions, and a pair of swivel-receiving wall mounts for mounting on opposing walls of a shower enclosure, with each of the swivels to receive one of the swivels. The system includes a shower curtain rod which is shaped so that the bathroom is protected by draping the shower curtain in such a way that splashed water does not escape from the bath tub. The shape of the curtain rod provides added space outside the perimeter of the tub footprint, for the comfort of the user within the shower enclosure. However, the added space within the shower enclosure does not compromise the integrity of the water capturing function of the shower curtain.
Claims11
A shower enclosure system comprising:
- a. an elongate arcuate rod having first and second spaced end portions, wherein the rod defines a curved section proximate the center of the length of the rod and a straight section proximate each end of the rod;
- b. a pair of swivels, with one swivel at each of the end portions, wherein each of the swivels comprises
- i a hollow, axially oriented cylindrical member adapted to slidingly and adjustably receive an end of a rod;
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- ii. a bearing oriented at an axis perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical member, wherein the bearing defines a truncated oblate spheroid;
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- c. a pair of swivel-receiving wall mounts for mounting on opposing walls of a shower enclosure, with each of the swivels to receive one of the swivels.
A method of forming a shower enclosure system, comprising the steps of:
- a. mounting a pair of opposing wall mounts to opposing walls,
- b. coupling a swivel to each of the wall mounts, each swivel capable of pivoting relative to the wall mount to which it is coupled, each swivel further adapted to receive an end of an arcuate curtain rod, wherein each of the swivels comprises
- i a hollow, axially oriented cylindrical member adapted to slidingly and adjustably receive an end of a rod:
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- ii. a bearing oriented at an axis perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical member, wherein the bearing defines a truncated oblate spheroid;
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- c. inserting an end of an end of the curtain rod into a respective one of the swivels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.