Magnetic shower curtain system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10321789-B2
Application number	US-201715834751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2017
Priority date	Dec 12, 2016
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

A magnetic shower curtain system that maintains a shower curtain in place along opposing shower enclosure walls. The magnetic shower curtain system includes a shower rod assembly, a mounting assembly, and a shower curtain assembly. The shower curtain assembly includes a plurality of shower rings. The shower rings are placed on a shower rod, connected to a shower curtain, and slid along the shower rod. The shower rings include a first outer shower ring and a second outer shower ring. One of: (1) the first outer shower ring and the second outer shower ring, and (2) a first outer end and a second outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a magnet. The other of: (1) the first outer shower ring and the second outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end and the second outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a magnet or a magnetically attractable material. The shower curtain is maintained in place along the opposing shower enclosure walls by attraction of the magnet to the other magnet or magnetically attractable material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnetic shower curtain system, comprising:
a shower rod assembly, the shower rod assembly including a shower rod, the shower rod operable to be mounted between opposing shower enclosure walls, the shower rod including a first outer end and a second outer end;
a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly operable to be mounted on one of the opposing shower enclosure walls; and
a shower curtain assembly, the shower curtain assembly including a first outer shower ring, the first outer shower ring operable to be placed on the shower rod, connected to a shower curtain, and slid along the shower rod;
wherein one of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a first magnet;
wherein the other of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a second magnet or a magnetically attractable material; and
wherein the shower curtain is maintained in place along the opposing shower enclosure walls by attraction of the first magnet of one of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, to the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material of the other of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly.

2. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein:
the mounting assembly includes a shower rod cover;
the shower rod cover is operable to cover one of the opposing ends of the shower rod; and
the shower rod cover includes one of: (1) the first magnet, and (2) the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material.

3. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein:
the mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket;
the mounting bracket is operable to be connected to one of the opposing shower enclosure walls; and
the mounting bracket includes one of: (1) the first magnet, and (2) the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material.

4. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the second magnet.

5. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the magnetically attractable material.

6. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the magnetically attractable material and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the first magnet.

7. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the mounting assembly includes the second magnet.

8. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the mounting assembly includes the magnetically attractable material.

9. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the magnetically attractable material and the mounting assembly includes the first magnet.

10. A magnetic shower curtain system, comprising:
a shower rod assembly, the shower rod assembly including a shower rod, the shower rod operable to be mounted between opposing shower enclosure walls, the shower rod including a first outer end and a second outer end;
a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly including at least one of a mounting bracket and a shower rod cover, the mounting assembly operable to be mounted on one of the opposing shower enclosure walls; and
a shower curtain assembly, the shower curtain assembly including a first outer shower ring, the first outer shower ring operable to be placed on the shower rod, connected to a shower curtain, and slid along the shower rod;
wherein one of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a first magnet;
wherein the other of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a second magnet or a magnetically attractable material; and
wherein the shower curtain is maintained in place along the opposing shower enclosure walls by attraction of the first magnet of one of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, to the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material of the other of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly.

11. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein:
the mounting assembly includes the shower rod cover;
the shower rod cover is operable to cover one of the opposing ends of the shower rod; and
the shower rod cover includes one of: (1) the first magnet, and (2) the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material.

12. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein:
the mounting assembly includes the mounting bracket;
the mounting bracket is operable to be connected to one of the opposing shower enclosure walls; and
the mounting bracket includes one of: (1) the first magnet, and (2) the second magnet or the magnetically attractable material.

13. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the second magnet.

14. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the magnetically attractable material.

15. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the magnetically attractable material and the first outer end of the shower rod includes the first magnet.

16. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the mounting assembly includes the second magnet.

17. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the first magnet and the mounting assembly includes the magnetically attractable material.

18. The magnetic shower curtain system of claim 10 , wherein the first outer shower ring includes the magnetically attractable material and the mounting assembly includes the first magnet.

19. A magnetic shower curtain system, comprising:
a shower rod assembly, the shower rod assembly including a shower rod, the shower rod operable to be mounted between opposing shower enclosure walls, the shower rod including a first outer end and a second outer end;
a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly including a mounting bracket and a shower rod cover, the mounting bracket operable to be connected to one of the opposing shower enclosure walls, the shower rod cover operable to cover the first outer end of the shower rod; and
a shower curtain assembly, the shower curtain assembly including a first outer shower ring, the first outer shower ring operable to be placed on the shower rod, connected to a shower curtain, and slid along the shower rod;
wherein one of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a first magnet;
wherein the other of: (1) the first outer shower ring, and (2) the first outer end of the shower rod or the mounting assembly, includes a second magnet or a magneti

Assignees

• Moen Inc

Inventors

• Jones Kyle Clancy
• Tonissen Eric John

Classifications

• A47H2201/01

  Magnets · CPC title

• A47H13/02

  by rings, e.g. with additional runners · CPC title

• A47K2003/305

  Sealings between screen and bath- or showertub · CPC title

• A47K3/38 Primary

  Arrangements for curtains · CPC title

• A47H23/01

  Bottom bars for stretching hanging curtains; Magnets, slide fasteners, or the like to improve closing of curtains · CPC title