Patent ID: 8122531
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A shower curtain assembly for use with a shower enclosure, having an upper periphery, a showerhead, a base at lower periphery, an open area, and sidewalls, which shower enclosure includes a bathtub equipped with a shower and a shower stall, the shower curtain assembly comprising: a shower curtain support rod positioned near said upper periphery of said shower enclosure and having a pair of end brackets, adopted for attachment to said opposite sidewalls of said shower enclosure, connected with a curving middle portion that bows outward from said shower enclosure along the length of said rod, having two curved metallic tubes and an length to accommodate different distances between said sidewalls; a shower curtain suspended from said support rod and having an originally flat shape; hooks connecting said shower curtain to said support rod; main weights are attached to a lower portion of said shower curtain to make sure that said shower curtain is curved following the same shape as said support rod when said shower curtain is closed; wherein said shower curtain can be easily closed and opened as a traditional one, when said shower curtain is closed, the main weights force said shower curtain to follow the shape of said support rod, as a result, a main portion of said shower curtain will be kept away from said shower enclosure due to the shape of said support rod, said main weights and deformed shape of said shower curtain prevent said shower curtain from moving inward when the shower is in use, and a user can even sit on the top periphery of said bathtub; and small weights with much less mass than said main weights, are attached near the bottom edge of said shower curtain to prevent said bottom edge of said shower curtain from moving outward, passing through the to periphery of said bathtub or a raised lip of said shower stall along the floor, during the process of opening said shower curtain and to ensure that said bottom edge of said shower curtain stays within said bathtub or the raised lip of said shower stall the shower is in use.