Bathtub Patents (Class 211/119.011)
  • Patent number: 10337136
    Abstract: An apparatus for drying clothes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a container. The container comprises walls and a base. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of first poles placed vertically with respect to the container. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of second poles placed at an angle with respect to the plurality of first poles. Wet clothes are hanged at the plurality of second poles such that water dripping from the clothes is collected in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventors: Austin S. Fallah, Maritha F. Jonah
  • Patent number: 10111795
    Abstract: A device may be provided for preventing fatal bathroom accidents relating to falls. Such a shower fall prevention device may be attached to a fixing point on a ceiling of a shower and may have two arm pit hooks pivotably connected to the fixing point. It may further comprise a rod connected between the fixing point and a bar, where arm pit hooks may be connected on right and left ends of the bar. The device may further comprise a strong rubber band or an extendable and retractable belt, connected between the fixing point and the rod. The device may further comprise a handle next to the rod and connected to the bar via an extension of a free end of one of the arm pit hooks, and may further comprise a cushion formed on an extension of a free end of one of the arm pit hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Inventor: Rudolf C. King
  • Patent number: 8819876
    Abstract: An example shower assembly includes a mount for removeably securing and supporting an accessory item to a shower wall. The mounts are permanently attached to the shower wall and are spaced apart a set desired distance. Slots on the accessory item receive the mounts to support the accessory item firmly and substantially rigidly to the shower wall. Removal of the accessory item is performed by lifting to allow installation of another accessory item as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Peter Dabrowski, Michael Krushlin
  • Patent number: 8806670
    Abstract: A rotatable shower rod system may be provided. The system may include a pair of mounting brackets coupled to a wall, the pair of mounting brackets includes a stationary portion; a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the stationary portion, the rotatable portion rotates to at least one of a first position and a second position about an axis of rotation; and a cover coupled to the stationary portion; and a curved rod extending between the pair of mounting brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventor: Colleen O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20130313212
    Abstract: An adjustable pole caddy includes an elongated pole, a shelf including a generally planar surface for supporting at least one object thereon, a clamp having a first aperture and a second aperture, and a fastener extending through the first aperture of the clamp. The second aperture extends around at least a portion of an outer periphery of the pole. In a locked position of the fastener and clamp, an end portion of the fastener engages the pole and at least a portion of the shelf removably engages at least a portion of the clamp. The clamp is secured to the pole and the shelf is secured to the clamp. In a released position of the fastener and clamp, the end portion of the fastener does not engage the pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ZENITH PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin G. LINDO, Joseph VACCARO, Kaveh DIDEHVAR
  • Patent number: 8069508
    Abstract: A rotatable shower rod system may be provided. The system may include a pair of mounting brackets coupled to a wall, the pair of mounting brackets includes a stationary portion; a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the stationary portion, the rotatable portion rotates to at least one of a first position and a second position about an axis of rotation; and a cover coupled to the stationary portion; and a curved rod extending between the pair of mounting brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Colleen O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20080224011
    Abstract: A shower caddy attachment device has a hanging member that has an upper semicircular edge that hangs from a shower pipe above a shower head. A top stopper having a grip surface and a stopping face is disposed to face the hanging member. The bottom clamp pivots in connection with a pivot location on the hanging member so that it locks with location on the hanging member. The bottom clamp is preferably made as a half pipe. The shower caddy attachment device loop is preferably a flat structure. A flat portion on the top stopper defines an area between the shower head and the wall. The flat portion with the optional ridge portion provides a space between the wall and the shower head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Lobo Chang
  • Publication number: 20080190873
    Abstract: A movable drying rack for hanging and drying various items over a bathtub and adapted for easy attachment onto a bathtub edge, and also easy removal for storage, comprising of at least one drying bar positioned outwardly and over the bathtub edge and retained parallel to the bathtub edge, a pair of spaced arms connected to both outward ends of the drying bar(s), the spaced arms including an inverted U-shaped section, engageable with the bathtub edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Reinhold Rockel
  • Patent number: 7080416
    Abstract: Bath Caddy with a multi-sectioned, multi leveled tray portion made of rigid material such as injection molded acrylic plastic, the tray sections including a left and right narrow and deep portion and a central wide and shallow portion, the central tray section including a pair of horizontally disposed shaft retaining enclosures, the shaft retainers each capable of slidably holding a first leg of an L shaped rigid tub grasping rod, the second leg of the tub grasping rod sheathed in a flexible plastic tube, and the shaft retaining enclosures each including a threaded aperture allowing a thumb screw to be threaded into the wall of the shaft retaining enclosure and impinge upon the first leg of the tub grasping rod to allow the user to adjust the distance between the second leg of the L shaped rod and the wall of a bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Kara Portnell
  • Publication number: 20050098517
    Abstract: A frame for supporting clothes lines, which is mounted out of way over a bathtub or in a shower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Robert Reid
  • Publication number: 20050082245
    Abstract: A rod structure for hanging wet clothes adapted to fit in a bathtub. The rod structure may be either a single slanted piece or a vertical piece connected to a slanted piece. The slanted piece contains a longitudinal axis and contains either slots or bulges along the slanted piece, which slots or bulges which are parallel to each other. The slots or bulges are positioned in such a way that they are not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventor: Ray Arjomand
  • Patent number: 6341704
    Abstract: A stiff wire rack for hanging in a laundry tub or sink is adjustable to accommodate tubs or sinks of various sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Charles J. Michel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6301724
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to be placed across the sides of a bathtub for placement of accessories, bathing articles and products and bathtub toys, providing a draining basket to allow toys or other articles to drain after use and multiple compartments in the single-piece molded water-proof device, which is detachable from the tub, yet secured in a fashion to prevent accidental displacement of the device from the bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Inventor: Dawell L. Wright