Roller shower curtain hook and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeEx-Cell Home Fashions, Inc.
InventorDavid Samelson
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Abstract
The hook has a molded plastic body including a rod engaging part formed of arcuate sections with roller bearing receiving cavities. Means for joining the sections are provided. The hook is assembled by placing the roller bearings in the cavities in one of the sections. The sections are then aligned and joined together. The hook body also includes a curtain receiving part, integral with one of the rod engaging part sections. The curtain receiving part includes oppositely inclined portions. The portions meet at a point along the vertical axis of the hook.
Claims16
A shower curtain hook for use with a curtain rod, said hook comprising a molded plastic body comprising a rod engaging part and a curtain receiving part, and a roller bearing, said rod engaging part being adapted to be situated proximate the rod and comprising a first cavity adapted to rotably receive said roller bearing, said rod engaging part being formed of two sections, each of said sections defining a portion of said first cavity and further comprising means for joining said sections to each other.
A method of fabricating a plastic shower curtain hook with a rod engaging part and a roller bearing comprising the steps of forming the hook with the rod engaging part in two sections, each section defining a portion of a roller bearing receiving cavity, inserting the roller bearing into said cavity portion in one of the sections, positioning the sections such that the cavity portions align and joining the sections together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.