Rod Structure for Shower Curtain
A rod structure for shower curtain is suspended to a ceiling by using ceiling supports and comprises a plurality of roller ball curtain rings to slide freely thereon so as to hang a shower curtain by using bores on a top end of the shower curtain. Each ceiling support comprises of a coupling member, a post, and a fixing mount. Each roller ball curtain ring is twisted from an elongated strap and including a fitting segment and a fastening portion. The fitting segment includes a plurality of balls attached thereon, characterized in that: the coupling member includes a C-shaped piece, a receiving seat extending upward from one end thereof, and a semicircular holder disposed on another end thereof, and the roller ball curtain ring including an opening to keep away from the C-shape piece of the coupling member.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a shower equipment, and more particularly to a rod structure for shower curtain that can be slid by moving its hooks freely along the rod. The shower curtain is a single piece which can be slid open or slid close. Thereby, it reduces the installation cost and enhances an easy operation.
2. Description of the Prior Art
To prevent the ground of bath room from getting wet during taking a shower, a shower curtain is suspended along a shower area to prevent water from spraying on the ground, keeping bath room dry and clean.
As shown in
Also, the rod 10 is formed in a circular, oval, trapezoid, rectangular, L-shape, towel rack shape, or other shapes and is suspended to the ceiling by using the ceiling support 30.
However, such hooks 40 can not slide freely along the rod 10 because they are limited by the riser tube 201 of the showering equipment and by the ceiling supports 30, thereby having an inconvenient operation. Besides, to pull the shower curtain completely along the rod 10, it needs at least two shower curtains to be installed to the rod, increasing installation cost.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary object of the present invention is to provide a rod structure for shower curtain that can slide the hooks freely on the rod, and the shower curtain is a single piece which can be slid open and close, thereby lowering installation cost and enhancing an easy operation.
A rod for shower curtain in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is formed in a closed rectangular shape with rounded corners or formed in other shapes, and one side thereof includes a connector to connect or not to connect with a riser tube of a showering equipment, the other three sides thereof are suspended to the ceiling by using three ceiling supports respectively, the rod also includes a plurality of roller ball curtain rings to slide freely thereon, and each ceiling support is comprised of a coupling member, a post, and a fixing mount. The coupling member includes a C-shaped piece, a receiving seat extending upward from one end thereof, and a semicircular holder disposed on another end thereof and having an opening facing upward, and an arcuate length of the semicircular holder is more than a semicircle, the semicircular holder includes a screw hole disposed on the middle section thereof to drive a screw, such that the semicircular holder is fitted and locked to the rod by using this screw. One end of the post is inserted to the receiving seat of the coupling member so as to be fixed by a bolt, or a pin, or a screw; another end thereof is inserted to a fitting pipe of the fixing mount to be fixed to the ceiling. Each roller ball curtain ring is twisted from an elongate strap and includes a fitting segment and a fastening portion, the fitting segment includes a number of balls attached thereon, an opening mounted on a connection of the fastening portion and the fitting segment, and two semicircular flat members to prevent the balls from rolling downward, such that the roller ball curtain ring is fitted to the rod to slide the hooks freely.
The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to
In operation, the small hook portions 42 of the roller ball curtain rings 4 are used to hang the shower curtain 5 by using bores on a top end of the shower curtain 5 so that when pulling the shower curtain 5, the roller ball curtain rings 4 slide on the rod 1, and as the roller ball curtain rings 4 slide to the coupling member 31 of the ceiling support 3, as shown in
The coupling member 31 is comprised of an one-piece element or a plurality of assembled parts.
From above description, the coupling member 31 includes the C-shaped piece 311, the receiving seat 312, and the semicircular holder 313, and the roller ball curtain ring 4 includes the big hook segment 41 having the opening 411 so as to keep away from the C-shape piece 311 of the coupling member 31 to slide the roller ball curtain rings 4 on the rod 1 freely. It is to be noted that the shower curtain 5 is a single piece to be opened and closed, thereby lowering installation cost and enhancing easy operation.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A rod structure for shower curtain being suspended to a ceiling by using ceiling supports and comprises a plurality of roller ball curtain rings to slide freely; thereon so as to hang a shower curtain by using bores on a top end of the shower curtain; each ceiling support comprises of a coupling member, a post, and a fixing mount; each roller ball curtain ring is twisted from an elongated strap including a fitting segment and a fastening portion; the roller ball curtain ring segment includes a plurality of balls attached thereon, characterized in that:
- the coupling member includes a C-shaped piece, a receiving seat extends upward from one end thereof, and a holder disposed on another end thereof, and the roller ball curtain ring including an opening to keep away from the C-shape piece of the coupling member when sliding.
2. The rod structure for the shower curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder of the coupling member is formed in a semicircle shape.
3. The rod structure for the shower curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder of the coupling member includes a screw hole disposed on a middle section thereof to drive a screw, such that the holder is fitted and locked to the rod by using a screw.
4. The rod structure for the shower curtain as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fitting segment includes an opening mounted on a connection of the fastening portion and the fitting segment.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 29, 2009
Publication Date: Mar 31, 2011
Inventor: Teh-Ching Chiao (Lin Ko Hsiang)
Application Number: 12/568,973
International Classification: A47K 3/00 (20060101);