Patents by Inventor Veronica L. Bathurst

Veronica L. Bathurst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7987532
    Abstract: A shower curtain support system consists of a support guide member having a center portion, two opposing ends, two holders, and an attached shower curtain. The two holders are fixedly attached to the two opposing end walls of a shower stall or tub enclosure, and are usably adjoined, one on each end, to the support guide member. Each holder consists of a roller bracket having rollers and spacers attached to the roller bracket. The rollers communicate with the longitudinal slots on each of the two opposing ends of the support guide member. The support guide member is movable between a first extended position wherein the support guide member, with an attached shower curtain, is extended out at the top creating a maximum amount of space inside the shower stall or tub enclosure. In the second position the support guide member is retracted within the space defining the shower stall or tub enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventors: David B. Bathurst, Veronica L. Bathurst
  • Publication number: 20100170034
    Abstract: A shower curtain support system for a shower stall or tub enclosure is disclosed, comprising a support guide member having a center holding portion and two opposing ends, two holders, and an attached shower curtain. The support guide member is selectively adjustable in the middle. The two holders are fixedly attached to the two surrounding opposing end walls, directly abutting a shower stall or tub enclosure, and are usably adjoined, one on each end, to the support guide member. Each holder comprises a roller bracket having an appendage with rollers and spacers attached to the roller bracket by fasteners, and which appendage projects through the access opening into the shower stall or tub enclosure. The rollers and spacers contact and communicate with the hollow interior and slots on each of the two opposing ends of the support guide member. Retainers prevent the support guide member from disengaging the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: David B. Bathurst, Veronica L. Bathurst
  • Publication number: 20080184479
    Abstract: A rotable shower expander rod assembly is herein described, for a shower stall or tub enclosure having an access opening for the ingress and egress of the user, and which includes a curved rotable shower expander rod, two retaining rings, two fasteners or set screws, and two detents, each with a spring and ball bearing, so as to have two fixed, yet movable positions, a shower bar or tension rod, and a shower curtain or liner. And, wherein the function of the rotable shower expander rod assembly is to reconfigure and repurpose a straight shower rod into a curved shower rod that is rotable, so that when the rod portion of the assembly is rotated outward to the first or operable position, it comes into contact with a shower curtain and moves it away from the shower area, thereby greatly increasing usable shower space for the comfort of the user. The rotable shower expander rod assembly also has an additional function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Veronica L. Bathurst