Patent ID: 6216287
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A shower curtain rod for hanging and supporting the weight of a shower curtain and comprising an elongate rod having first and second spaced end portions defining an angle therebetween, wherein said end portions are fixed in location above a bath tub by end receiving fittings, and wherein said rod defines one smooth continuous curve between said end portions, and said fittings are supported on a pair of parallel walls located at opposite ends of said bath tub, and said fittings comprise:(a) a back plate attached to said wall;(b) a protruding rod connector with a major axis, wherein said connector is a protruding hollow cylinder to fit around said rod and is slidingly adjustable with the rod; and(c) said major axis of said protruding rod connector is horizontal and is angled with respect to said wall to form an angle with an opposed rod connector that is the same as the angle between the end portion of the rod; wherein said fittings(d) support said rod elevated above the bath tub at a height and in a horizontal plane to define a shower enclosure; and said shower curtain rod has said two end portions and a curving portion conforming to a portion of the curvature of the bath tub therebelow to enable a curtain hanging from the rod to drape into the tub.