Bathroom Accessory Patents (Class 211/119.009)
  • Patent number: 6974043
    Abstract: A floor rack is designed to hold bathroom sundries and is formed of a base, an upright support rod extending from the base, and a plurality of holders for holding the bathroom sundries. The holders are fastened detachably and interchangeably with the upright support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiao Lai
  • Patent number: 6786342
    Abstract: A counter-top toothbrush holder for holding a toothbrush in a stable equilibrium position. The holder comprises a base and an elevator section which is connected to the base and extends upwardly from the base. The elevator section has a receptacle member which has at least one open-type receptacle. The receptacle is adapted to receive and hold a toothbrush in a stable equilibrium position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Inventor: Amad Tayebi
  • Publication number: 20040155001
    Abstract: The present application discloses a device for restraining articles. More specifically, the present device may be used to restrain toiletries to a ledge of a bathtub or shower, and/or to create new storage space for articles in the bathtub or shower. The restrainer comprises a flexible panel, which restrains items positioned on a ledge or which restrains items positioned between the flexible panel and the wall. The flexible panel is secured to the wall by an attachment device, such as suction cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Anna Kristen Pingel
  • Patent number: 6698602
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a shelf adapter for attachment to a conventional towel rack for use in a bathroom, shower stall, or the like. The present invention comprises a pair of parallel generally horizontal members having a female and male telescoping attachment means mounted onto a pair of leg-like mounts which are fastened around the towel rack so as to be removably, fixedly attached to the towel rack. The purpose of the telescoping members is to allow the shelf to be removably, fixedly attached to towels racks of various sizes wherein the telescoping members can be adjusted to fit towel racks of varying lengths. Furthermore, the parallel members have indentions or cutouts disposed therein which form semi-circular cutouts for receiving bottles or bottle necks of various bottled bath condiments which the user might use. The bottles are mounted upside down into the semi-circular cutouts in order to always have the liquid contained in the bottle disposed near the outlet end of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Christopher L. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6612530
    Abstract: A toiletry holder includes a support bracket mountable to a support, such as a wall or other fixed structure. A tether is fixed to the support bracket, for example, at a position therealong spaced apart from the support. A fastener is carried on the tether in a position thereof distant from its point of attachment with the support bracket. The fastener is adapted for removable securement of an article of toiletry, for example, soap, toothpaste, etc., such that the toiletry article may be held in tethered securement to the support bracket and maintained in a position in which it can be isolated from contact with surrounding environmental surfaces. Optionally, the tether is resiliently extensible, permitting the article of toiletry to be moved to a distance farther from the support bracket than a position occupied thereby when the article of toiletry simply hangs from the support bracket by the tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventors: Sam Yeol Kwak, Jong Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 6588030
    Abstract: A shelf or support caddy for a bathroom shower or tub enclosure which includes a body having at least one recessed soap tray integrally formed therein which tapers toward a forward drainage slot formed in a front edge of the body and which slot is tapered to grip a string or handle element of a bathing accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: Alan T. Wulff
  • Patent number: 6386494
    Abstract: A bath towel hanger base with a strong suction disc includes a base, a suction disc and a handling rod. The base and the suction disc are assembled together, with the handling rod added in the two components, to rotate the handling rod to control the suction disc to suck on or release from a wall so as to secure the base on a wall or release the base from the wall without harming the wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Pao Ching Huang
  • Patent number: 6289529
    Abstract: A shower seat and basket combination. The combination includes a basket which includes a horizontal bottom surface having four vertical sides forming an enclosure to hold shower supplies such as shampoo and soap. The basket also includes two overhanging edges located at a top portion of two opposing sides. The shower seat is a horizontally mounted flat surface mounted to a plurality of walls of the shower stall. On the underside of the shower seat is two railings running from a front portion of the seat to a back portion of the seat. The railings each include a lip to support each overhanging edge. The basket is positioned under the shower seat when not in use. When shower supplies are needed, the basket can be slid outwardly from the shower seat to access the interior of the basket. The basket may also include a plurality of perforations to allow water to drain from the basket. Additionally, a plurality of baskets may be stacked under the shower seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventor: Brian Harvey
  • Patent number: 6250044
    Abstract: A towel bar attachable to bypass style shower doors. The towel bar has a support bar with two ends engaged with flanged escutcheons. The support bar and escutcheons are located at one side of a door with the escutcheons covering suitably sized and spaced apertures in the door. Two flanged fasteners are inserted into the door apertures from an opposite side of the door to mate with the bar ends. Tightening the fastener biases the flanges toward opposite surfaces of the door to secure the towel bar to the door. The fasteners each have a recessed grip defining handles for sliding the door from the side opposite that from which the bar projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: David R. Funk, Timothy S. DeBraal, Thomas H. Kopacz
  • Patent number: 6250481
    Abstract: A bathroom rack comprises a fastening seat provided with a female retainer, an article-holding frame extending from the fastening seat, a plurality of fastening screws for fastening the fastening seat with a bathroom wall, and a decorative cover provided with a male retainer. The decorative cover is detachably fastened with the fastening seat such that the male retainer of the decorative cover is engaged with the female retainer of the fastening seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Inventors: Ching-Yi Chang, Ching-Chih Chang