Tubelike weights for shower curtain

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a flexible plastic tubelike receptacle or sheath, having an open end and an opposed sealed end, adaptable for disposition on the inside face of a shower curtain. The tubing may be formed integrally with the shower curtain, or formed separately having suitable means for suspending the tube in a vertical position adjacent the shower curtain with the sealed end at the bottom. Where desired, the tube is provided with aligned holes adjacent the top adaptable for receiving the hook of a shower curtain from which the tube may be suspended. When the tubing receptacle is filled with a liquid, such as water, the tubing, now weighted with a liquid, stabilizes the position of the shower curtain to prevent fluctuations

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A flexible plastic tubelike receptacle adaptable for disposition in a vertical position on the inside face of a shower curtain, said tubelike receptacle open at one end and sealed at the opposite end so when in a vertical position, said sealed end is disposed at the bottom; whereby filling said tubelike receptacle with a liquid stabilizes the position of the shower curtain to prevent fluctuations.  
     
     
         2 . A tubelike receptacle according to  claim 1  wherein said tubelike receptacle is formed integrally with the shower curtain.  
     
     
         3 . A tubelike receptacle according to  claim 1  wherein said tubelike receptacle is formed as a separate receptacle, and further includes means for suspending said tubelike receptacle in a vertical position adjacent the shower curtain.  
     
     
         4 . A tubelike receptacle according to any one of claims  1 ,  2  or  3  tube wherein said plastic is polyethylene and is about 1 to 3 mils thick.  
     
     
         5 . A tubelike receptacle according to any one of claims  1 ,  2  or  3  wherein said tubelike receptacle is about one inch in diameter, and about four to five feet in length.  
     
     
         6 . A tubelike receptacle according to  claim 5  wherein said plastic is polyethylene and is about 1 to 3 mils thick.  
     
     
         7 . A flexible plastic tube adaptable for disposition on the inside face of a shower curtain, comprising: (a) an elongated, cylindrical tube for disposition in a vertical position; (b) said tube open at one end and sealed at the opposite end; and (c) means for suspending said tube in a vertical position adjacent the shower curtain with said sealed end at the bottom: whereby filling said tube with a liquid stabilizes the position of the shower curtain to prevent fluctuations.  
     
     
         8 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said means for suspending said tube comprises aligned holes in the wall of said tube adaptable for receiving the hook of a shower curtain.  
     
     
         9 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said plastic is polyethylene.  
     
     
         10 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said plastic is about 1 to 3 mils thick.  
     
     
         11 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said tube is about one inch in diameter, and about four to five feet in length.  
     
     
         12 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said bottom is provided with a double seal.  
     
     
         13 . A tube according to  claim 7  wherein said holes are reinforced with a plastic grommet.  
     
     
         14 . A tube according to any one of claims  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 .  12 , or  13  wherein the tubing includes a column of two or more holes, and said holes are reinforced with a plastic grommet.  
     
     
         15 . A flexible plastic tube adaptable for disposition on the inside face of a shower curtain, comprising: (a) an elongated, cylindrical tube comprised of polyethylene film having a thickness of about 1 to 3 mils and for disposition in a vertical position; (b) said tube open at one end and sealed at the opposite end; and (c) aligned holes in the wall of said tube adaptable for receiving the hook of a shower curtain, said holes reinforced with a plastic grommet, for suspending said tube in a vertical position adjacent the shower curtain with said sealed end at the bottom; whereby filling said tube with a liquid stabilizes the position of the shower curtain to prevent fluctuations.