Patent ID: 7987532

Claim:
A shower curtain support system adapted to temporarily increase the space inside of a shower stall or bathtub enclosure so as to not permanently intrude into the space surrounding said shower stall or bathtub enclosure and thereby being more aesthetically pleasing when not in use, said shower curtain support system comprising: a support guide member having opposing ends laterally extending from a center portion for supporting a shower curtain between at least two positions, said opposing ends further having a longitudinal slot the length thereof; a pair of support guide holders, each one of said pair of support guide holders having a side face mounted to opposing walls of said shower stall or bathtub enclosure for holding said support guide member at said at least two positions; each of said support guide holders having: at least one aperture; at least one fastener mounted in said at least one aperture; a roller member mounted to said at least one fastener; and a spacer member mounted between said roller member and said support guide holder whereby said roller member extends in a direction away from said support guide holder to ride into said longitudinal slot of said hollow support guide member as said support guide member moves from one of said at least two positions to the other of said at least two positions such that at said one of said at least two positions said center portion of said hollow support guide member temporarily intrudes into said space surrounding said shower stall or bathtub enclosure and at said other of said at least two positions said center portion of said hollow support guide member is within said space defining said shower stall or bathtub enclosure to provide increased space to the user of said shower stall or bathtub enclosure during use thereof; means for mounting said side face of said of pair of support guide holders to a respective one of said opposing walls surrounding said shower stall or bathtub enclosure.