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US 6,550,525 B1Granted
Sand-weighted shower curtain
OwnerDoreen A. Grisoliainventor
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Abstract
A shower curtain has a bottom hem that forms a closed pocket. Sand is contained in the closed pocket and provides weight to the shower curtain so the curtain does not blow away from the side of a tub during a shower.
Claims4
A shower curtain for a tub comprising:
- a) a body, constructed of flexible vinyl, which includes
- (1) a top,
- (2) a bottom,
- (3) first and second edges,
- (4) a first axis extending between the top and the bottom of said body,
- (5) a second axis extending between the first and second edges of said body,
- (6) a top hem extending along the second axis of said body from the first edge to the second edge of said body,
- (7) a plurality of fastener-receiving holes defined through the top hem and through said body,
- (8) the fastener-receiving holes being spaced apart from each other along the second axis of said body,
- (9) a bottom hem exending along the second axis adjacent to the bottom of said body, and
- (10) the bottom hem being doubled back on itself and closed along a top edge against said body and being closed along the first and second edges of said body to form a closed pocket located adjacent to the bottom of said body;
- and
- b) sand contained in the closed pocket of said body;
- and
- c) wherein the bottom of said body is adapted to abut and conform to walls of a tub during use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.