US2608250A - Retaining attachment for shower curtains - Google Patents

Retaining attachment for shower curtains Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US2608250A
US2608250A US181794A US18179450A US2608250A US 2608250 A US2608250 A US 2608250A US 181794 A US181794 A US 181794A US 18179450 A US18179450 A US 18179450A US 2608250 A US2608250 A US 2608250A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
shower
attachment
curtain
suction cups
wall
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US181794A
Inventor
Richard R Meyer
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to US181794A priority Critical patent/US2608250A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US2608250A publication Critical patent/US2608250A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/38—Curtain arrangements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S160/00—Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
    • Y10S160/06—Bath curtains
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S160/00—Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
    • Y10S160/13—Suction cup

Definitions

  • This invention is directed to, and it is an object to provide, a novel securing or retaining arrangement for the sides of a flexible shower curtain whether used in a stall-type shower (ashere shown) or in a bathtub shower.
  • the prime purpose of the invention is to prevent the shower curtain from being pulled in, away from the door or wall, by the draft created by the flowing shower water, and which pullingin of the curtain is not only annoying to the bather but allows the water spray to splatter out'l of the shower.
  • Another important object of the invention is to provide, along a vertical edge of a ilexible shower curtain, a strip having a multiplicity of suction cups, in a vertical row, for releasably securing the curtain at said edge to an adjacent wall, for the purpose described in the previous paragraph.
  • a further object o i the invention is to arrange the aforesaid vertical row of suction cups in a manner which tends to baille passage of water spray therebetween.
  • the arrangement also includes, as an additional protective measure, continuous cushion beads along the strip on opposite sides of the row of suction cups, so that said beadswhen in wall engagement--seal therewith to prevent water passing between the curtain and wall.
  • An additional object of the invention is to provide a practical and reliable retaining attachment for shower curtains, and yet one which will be exceedingly eiiective for the purpose for which it is designed.
  • Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the doorway of a stall-type shower; the shower curtain being shown as tted with the Icurtain holding attachment, and the adjacent front walls of the shower being shown as of glass, for the purpose of illustration.
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of the attachment as secured on a shower curtain.
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical elevation of the attachment.
  • Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
  • the invention site sides of the doorway 4 of a stall-type show-My er; the doorway being surrounded by a wall 5, here shown as being transparent, as of glass, for the purpose of illustration.
  • the attachment 6 comprises a flat, relatively wide backingl strip 'I of flexible material, and said backing strip I is secured to the corresponding side edge portion of the curtain I by suitable means, as by vulcanizing, rubber cementing, or stitching. 1
  • the backing strip 'I extends substantially the full height of the curtain I, and is applied to the face of the latter which is disposed adjacent the corresponding portion of the wall 5.
  • the backing strip 'I is formed, for its full length and on the outside, with a vertical row of suction cups 8, such cups being elongated and disposed at a downward incline from their inner to their outer ends.
  • the elongated suction cups 8 are parallel to each other, with limited spacing therebetween, and with the upper and inner end of each cup substantially in the horizontal plane of the low end of the next uppermost cup.
  • the backing strip ⁇ I is formed, adjacent its edges, with cushion beads 9 which likewise extend substantially full length of said strip.
  • the cushion beads project outwardly, from the face of the backing strip 7, a distance that when the suction cups 8 are engaged with a surface, the cushion beads 9 likewise bear against said surface as a seal.
  • each vertical row of the suction cups 8 is adhered or engaged with the adjacent surface of the corresponding portion ofwall 5, whereby to effectively maintain the shower curtain I in closing relation to the doorway 5, and against pulling inv or away from said doorway, and which otherwise would occur due to draft created by the flowing shower water.
  • the rows of suction cups 8 are merely pulled or peeled away from the corresponding portion of the wall 5, and then left loose to dry.
  • the described attachment provides a very practical and reliable arrangementl for releasably holding the side edges of a exible shower cur- -tain against a wall door during use of a shower;
  • An attachment for releasably securing a side edge portion of a flexible shower curtain to an adjacent wall comprising a strip adapted to be secured to the side edge portion of the shower curtain in facing relation to the wall, and a vertical row of suction cups on the strip adapted to be releasably engaged with said wall; said suction cups being elongated transversely of the strip and inclining downward from their inner to their outer ends; the upper end of each suction cup being at least elevated to substantially the horizontal plane of the lower end of the next suction cup above.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Curtains And Furnishings For Windows Or Doors (AREA)

Description

Aug. 26, 1952 R. R. MEYER RETAINING ATTACHMENT FOR SHOWER CURTAINS Filed Aug. 28, 1950 Richard R.Meye1- ATTOR N EYS Patented Aug. 26, 1952 RETAINING ATTACHMENT FOR. sHov'vEn` CURTAINS Richard R. Meyer, Sacramento, Calif.
Application August 28, 1950, Serial No. 181,794
1 Claim.
This invention is directed to, and it is an object to provide, a novel securing or retaining arrangement for the sides of a flexible shower curtain whether used in a stall-type shower (ashere shown) or in a bathtub shower.
The prime purpose of the invention is to prevent the shower curtain from being pulled in, away from the door or wall, by the draft created by the flowing shower water, and which pullingin of the curtain is not only annoying to the bather but allows the water spray to splatter out'l of the shower.
Another important object of the invention is to provide, along a vertical edge of a ilexible shower curtain, a strip having a multiplicity of suction cups, in a vertical row, for releasably securing the curtain at said edge to an adjacent wall, for the purpose described in the previous paragraph.
A further object o i the invention is to arrange the aforesaid vertical row of suction cups in a manner which tends to baille passage of water spray therebetween.
The arrangement also includes, as an additional protective measure, continuous cushion beads along the strip on opposite sides of the row of suction cups, so that said beadswhen in wall engagement--seal therewith to prevent water passing between the curtain and wall.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a retaining attachment for shower curtains which is designed for ease and economy of manufacture.
An additional object of the invention is to provide a practical and reliable retaining attachment for shower curtains, and yet one which will be exceedingly eiiective for the purpose for which it is designed.
These objects are accomplished by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the doorway of a stall-type shower; the shower curtain being shown as tted with the Icurtain holding attachment, and the adjacent front walls of the shower being shown as of glass, for the purpose of illustration.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of the attachment as secured on a shower curtain.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical elevation of the attachment.
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
Referring now more particularly to the charac-` ters of reference on the drawings, the invention site sides of the doorway 4 of a stall-type show-My er; the doorway being surrounded by a wall 5, here shown as being transparent, as of glass, for the purpose of illustration.
On each vertical side edge portion of the flexible shower curtain I I provide an attachment. indicated generally at 6, and as each is identical a description of one will suiiice for both.
The attachment 6 comprises a flat, relatively wide backingl strip 'I of flexible material, and said backing strip I is secured to the corresponding side edge portion of the curtain I by suitable means, as by vulcanizing, rubber cementing, or stitching. 1
The backing strip 'I extends substantially the full height of the curtain I, and is applied to the face of the latter which is disposed adjacent the corresponding portion of the wall 5.
The backing strip 'I is formed, for its full length and on the outside, with a vertical row of suction cups 8, such cups being elongated and disposed at a downward incline from their inner to their outer ends.
The elongated suction cups 8 are parallel to each other, with limited spacing therebetween, and with the upper and inner end of each cup substantially in the horizontal plane of the low end of the next uppermost cup.
On opposite sides of the vertical row of suction cups 8, the backing strip `I is formed, adjacent its edges, with cushion beads 9 which likewise extend substantially full length of said strip.
The cushion beads project outwardly, from the face of the backing strip 7, a distance that when the suction cups 8 are engaged with a surface, the cushion beads 9 likewise bear against said surface as a seal.
When the above described attachment is in use each vertical row of the suction cups 8 is adhered or engaged with the adjacent surface of the corresponding portion ofwall 5, whereby to effectively maintain the shower curtain I in closing relation to the doorway 5, and against pulling inv or away from said doorway, and which otherwise would occur due to draft created by the flowing shower water.
By virtue of the inclined or diagonaled relationship of the suction cups 8, water cannot readily pass between adjacent cups in the direction of the doorway 4, and further sealing is attained by use of the cushion beads 9.
After use of the shower, when the bather desires to leave the same, the rows of suction cups 8 are merely pulled or peeled away from the corresponding portion of the wall 5, and then left loose to dry.
The described attachment provides a very practical and reliable arrangementl for releasably holding the side edges of a exible shower cur- -tain against a wall door during use of a shower;
' tail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as dened by the appended claim.
Having thus described the invention the following is claimed as new and useful, and upon which Letters Patent are desired:
4 An attachment for releasably securing a side edge portion of a flexible shower curtain to an adjacent wall, comprising a strip adapted to be secured to the side edge portion of the shower curtain in facing relation to the wall, and a vertical row of suction cups on the strip adapted to be releasably engaged with said wall; said suction cups being elongated transversely of the strip and inclining downward from their inner to their outer ends; the upper end of each suction cup being at least elevated to substantially the horizontal plane of the lower end of the next suction cup above.
RICHARD R. MEYER.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,652,488 Lundblad Dec. 13, 1927 1,902,888 Paquette Mar. 28, 1933 2,148,401 Ellis, Jr. Feb. 2l, 1939 2,227,541 Groff Jan. 7, 1941
US181794A 1950-08-28 1950-08-28 Retaining attachment for shower curtains Expired - Lifetime US2608250A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US181794A US2608250A (en) 1950-08-28 1950-08-28 Retaining attachment for shower curtains

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US181794A US2608250A (en) 1950-08-28 1950-08-28 Retaining attachment for shower curtains

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US2608250A true US2608250A (en) 1952-08-26

Family

ID=22665835

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US181794A Expired - Lifetime US2608250A (en) 1950-08-28 1950-08-28 Retaining attachment for shower curtains

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US2608250A (en)

Cited By (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2785001A (en) * 1953-11-27 1957-03-12 Armand J Soucy Vehicle rainshield with suction cup attaching strip
US2840160A (en) * 1954-01-26 1958-06-24 Raymond L Tichenor Shower bath curtain
US2843421A (en) * 1955-02-23 1958-07-15 Nancy E Shelton Automobile windshield awning
US2870454A (en) * 1954-10-04 1959-01-27 Florence J Schippert Swimming pool cover
US3295810A (en) * 1965-03-03 1967-01-03 Irving L Kintish Article attaching means
US3857432A (en) * 1973-12-03 1974-12-31 D Russell Curtain and attached air seal
US4070735A (en) * 1976-11-24 1978-01-31 William Canaday Shower curtain fastener
US4594741A (en) * 1983-11-14 1986-06-17 Payne Richard L Shower curtain retainer apparatus
US5148580A (en) * 1990-07-03 1992-09-22 Dyckow Dean W Shower curtain sealing and fastening arrangement
US5553654A (en) * 1994-07-11 1996-09-10 Wu; Hans Sunshielding curtain
US5667648A (en) * 1996-03-18 1997-09-16 Michael J. McDonald Removable closure for an opening in an aluminum refining pot
US6317904B1 (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-11-20 Ex-Cell Home Fashions, Inc. Shower curtain
US20040007335A1 (en) * 2002-07-11 2004-01-15 Wen-Ping Cheng Shower curtain effectively isolating shower area from bathroom
US6834704B2 (en) * 2003-01-27 2004-12-28 Lung Ching Cheng Tightly shielding screen
US6845525B2 (en) 2002-09-12 2005-01-25 David B. Bathurst Shower expander
US20050211400A1 (en) * 2004-03-25 2005-09-29 Gaetano Schiraldi Sunshade curtain for motor vehicles and glazed surfaces in general
US20060185072A1 (en) * 2005-02-23 2006-08-24 Dyckow Dean W Shower curtain fastening system
US20090056010A1 (en) * 2007-08-31 2009-03-05 John Jankiewicz Shower Expander
US20100170034A1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2010-07-08 Bathurst David B Retractable shower expander assembly
US20100243181A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 O'connor Patrick J Vented shower curtain
US20140069591A1 (en) * 2012-09-12 2014-03-13 The Feinstein Institute For Medical Research Privacy curtain assembly with cleanable panels
US9788692B2 (en) 2013-04-09 2017-10-17 Thomas C. Chenoweth Dual panel shower curtain
US10617251B2 (en) * 2017-06-28 2020-04-14 Debra Leigh Jessie Curtain system
US11547249B2 (en) 2019-03-08 2023-01-10 Elisavet Savino Shower curtain with built-in splash guard

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1652488A (en) * 1924-09-05 1927-12-13 Emil O Lundblad Suction-fastening device
US1902888A (en) * 1931-10-26 1933-03-28 Paquette Herman Frost eliminator for vehicles
US2148401A (en) * 1936-12-21 1939-02-21 Arthur L Ellis & Co Inc Fabric article and fastener means therefor
US2227541A (en) * 1938-04-08 1941-01-07 Frank J Groff Vacuum tape

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1652488A (en) * 1924-09-05 1927-12-13 Emil O Lundblad Suction-fastening device
US1902888A (en) * 1931-10-26 1933-03-28 Paquette Herman Frost eliminator for vehicles
US2148401A (en) * 1936-12-21 1939-02-21 Arthur L Ellis & Co Inc Fabric article and fastener means therefor
US2227541A (en) * 1938-04-08 1941-01-07 Frank J Groff Vacuum tape

Cited By (29)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2785001A (en) * 1953-11-27 1957-03-12 Armand J Soucy Vehicle rainshield with suction cup attaching strip
US2840160A (en) * 1954-01-26 1958-06-24 Raymond L Tichenor Shower bath curtain
US2870454A (en) * 1954-10-04 1959-01-27 Florence J Schippert Swimming pool cover
US2843421A (en) * 1955-02-23 1958-07-15 Nancy E Shelton Automobile windshield awning
US3295810A (en) * 1965-03-03 1967-01-03 Irving L Kintish Article attaching means
US3857432A (en) * 1973-12-03 1974-12-31 D Russell Curtain and attached air seal
US4070735A (en) * 1976-11-24 1978-01-31 William Canaday Shower curtain fastener
US4594741A (en) * 1983-11-14 1986-06-17 Payne Richard L Shower curtain retainer apparatus
US5148580A (en) * 1990-07-03 1992-09-22 Dyckow Dean W Shower curtain sealing and fastening arrangement
US5553654A (en) * 1994-07-11 1996-09-10 Wu; Hans Sunshielding curtain
US5667648A (en) * 1996-03-18 1997-09-16 Michael J. McDonald Removable closure for an opening in an aluminum refining pot
US6317904B1 (en) * 1999-09-17 2001-11-20 Ex-Cell Home Fashions, Inc. Shower curtain
US20040007335A1 (en) * 2002-07-11 2004-01-15 Wen-Ping Cheng Shower curtain effectively isolating shower area from bathroom
US6766848B2 (en) * 2002-07-11 2004-07-27 Wen-Ping Cheng Shower curtain effectively isolating shower area from bathroom
US6845525B2 (en) 2002-09-12 2005-01-25 David B. Bathurst Shower expander
US6834704B2 (en) * 2003-01-27 2004-12-28 Lung Ching Cheng Tightly shielding screen
US20050211400A1 (en) * 2004-03-25 2005-09-29 Gaetano Schiraldi Sunshade curtain for motor vehicles and glazed surfaces in general
US7987532B2 (en) 2004-10-06 2011-08-02 Bathurst David B Retractable shower expander assembly
US20100170034A1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2010-07-08 Bathurst David B Retractable shower expander assembly
US7644453B2 (en) 2005-02-23 2010-01-12 Dyckow Dean W Shower curtain fastening system
US20060185072A1 (en) * 2005-02-23 2006-08-24 Dyckow Dean W Shower curtain fastening system
US20090056010A1 (en) * 2007-08-31 2009-03-05 John Jankiewicz Shower Expander
US8151384B2 (en) 2007-08-31 2012-04-10 John Jankiewicz Shower expander
US20100243181A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 O'connor Patrick J Vented shower curtain
US20140069591A1 (en) * 2012-09-12 2014-03-13 The Feinstein Institute For Medical Research Privacy curtain assembly with cleanable panels
US9144340B2 (en) * 2012-09-12 2015-09-29 The Feinstein Institute For Medical Research Privacy curtain assembly with cleanable panels
US9788692B2 (en) 2013-04-09 2017-10-17 Thomas C. Chenoweth Dual panel shower curtain
US10617251B2 (en) * 2017-06-28 2020-04-14 Debra Leigh Jessie Curtain system
US11547249B2 (en) 2019-03-08 2023-01-10 Elisavet Savino Shower curtain with built-in splash guard

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US2608250A (en) Retaining attachment for shower curtains
US6163899A (en) Shower curtain apparatus
US1886320A (en) Metal trim
US2481397A (en) Shower curtain for bathtubs
US2197385A (en) Shower shield for bathtubs
US2704448A (en) Diaper washboard
US3098240A (en) Bathroom hand rail fixture
US6154894A (en) Shower curtain closure system
US2635252A (en) Sink dish protector
US1671349A (en) Sealing device for swinging doors
US3934636A (en) Shower curtain holder
US2056874A (en) Curtain fixture
US4559988A (en) Drapery tieback assembly
US2442454A (en) Handle structure for cooking utensils
US2315268A (en) Plate hanger
US2914818A (en) Window seal with magnetic fastener
US2462344A (en) Support for shiftable curtain rods
US2585743A (en) Soap holder cover
US1693438A (en) Sanitary wall tile
US2662769A (en) Pitcher's rubber
US2494957A (en) Neck rest for shampooing
US2141341A (en) Shield for toilet bowl seats
US1946954A (en) Combination door cushion and door catch
US1736885A (en) Detachable weather strip
US2916154A (en) Sanitary disposable holder for oral hygiene devices