Shower curtain hooks
An improved shower curtain hook has two hook portions, wherein individual hook portions each extend through openings in a pair of aligned shower curtain sheets. The shower curtain hook has rollers that have a cylindrical outer surface to roll along a curtain rod as the shower curtain is moved between open and closed positions. At ends of the rollers there are curved surfaces, however, the central portion of the rollers is cylindrical.
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This invention relates to a shower curtain hook of the type having two hook portions, and a plurality of rollers, and wherein the rollers have a cylindrical outer surface to roll along a curtain rod.
Shower curtain hooks are utilized to be slid along a curtain rod, and selectively open or conceal a shower area. One type of shower curtain has a pair of sheets. While many different types of hooks are known to support the shower curtain for sliding movement on the curtain rod, one type has a pair of opposed hook portion, with each hook portions supporting one of the two sheets.
Shower curtain hooks are known that have spherical rollers that roll along a curtain rod to reduce friction as the hooks and curtain move between a concealed and an open position. In the prior art, the rollers that have been utilized with dual hook curtain rods have been spherical. In addition, while some cylindrical rollers have been proposed for other type hooks, they have been separately mounted on a hook, and not positioned adjacent to other rollers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn a disclosed embodiment of this invention, a shower curtain hook has a pair of hook portions for extending through openings in two sheets of a shower curtain. The shower curtain hooks have a plurality of rollers with a cylindrical outer surface. The cylindrical outer surface contacts an outer surface of a curtain rod. The cylindrical outer surface provides a more consistent support of the hook on the curtain rod than the prior art spherical rollers. The plurality of adjacent rollers each are captured between two stops on the hook. Positioning these rollers adjacent to each other, and between the two stops, results in better support of the hook on the curtain rod. In addition, the particular cross-sectional shape of the rollers better accommodates the plurality of rollers between the two stops.
These and other features of the present invention can be best understood from the following specification and drawings, the following of which is a brief description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Although a preferred embodiment of this invention has been disclosed, a worker of ordinary skill in this art would recognize that certain modifications would come within the scope of this invention. For that reason, the following claims should be studied to determine the true scope and content of this invention.
Claims
1. A shower curtain hook comprising:
- a hook body having a pair of hook portions extending laterally outwardly away from a leg, said hook portions extending upwardly in a direction having a component parallel to a direction of said leg;
- a hoop portion extending from said leg to be received on a curtain rod; and
- a plurality of rollers received on said hoop portion, said plurality of rollers having an outer shape extending laterally between two ends, with an intermediate portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface.
2. The shower curtain hook as set forth in claim 1, wherein laterally outermost ends of said rollers have a curved surface.
3. The shower curtain hook as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of rollers are each positioned on said hoop portion, and are freely movable between a pair of spaced stops such that adjacent rollers may contact each other.
4. The shower curtain hook as set forth in claim 3, wherein said pair of stops extend outwardly of a body of said hoop portion.
5. A shower comprising:
- a shower rod extending axially along a length of a shower;
- a shower curtain having two sheets with each of said sheets having a plurality of openings at a vertically upper portion; and
- a plurality of shower hooks, said shower hooks-including a hook body having a pair of hook portions extending laterally outwardly away from a leg, said hook portions extending upwardly in a direction having a component parallel to a direction of said leg, a hoop portion extending from said leg to be received on said curtain rod, and a plurality of rollers received on said hoop portion, said plurality of rollers having an outer shape extending laterally between two ends, with an intermediate portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface, each of said hook portions extending through openings in one of said sheets.
6. The shower as set forth in claim 5, wherein laterally outermost ends of said rollers have a curved surface.
7. The shower curtain hook as set forth in claim 5, wherein said plurality of rollers are each positioned on said hoop portion, and are freely movable between a pair of spaced stops such that adjacent rollers may contact each other.
8. The shower curtain hook as set forth in claim 7, wherein said pair of stops extend outwardly of a body of said hoop portion.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 8, 2005
Publication Date: Mar 8, 2007
Applicant:
Inventor: Jeffrey Harwanko (Wilmington, DE)
Application Number: 11/222,082
International Classification: A47K 3/08 (20060101); A47K 3/14 (20060101);