Shower caddy fastener

Abstract

A shower caddy fastener for securely fastening a shower caddy to a showerhead pipe, which includes a no-slip, elastic band having an aperture in the front end which fits over an upward protrusion on the opposite end. The protrusion provides means to connect the ends of the band and to securely hold a suspension arch of a shower caddy.

1 . A shower caddy fastener for securely attaching a shower caddy to a showerhead pipe, said shower caddy fastener comprising; 
 a. a band,    b. attachment means for connecting one end of said band to the opposite end of said band, and,    c. holding means attached to said band for securely holding a shower caddy on said band.    
   
   
       2 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein said band is formed of a suitable no-slip material that is flexible and elastic.  
   
   
       3 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein the thickness of said band is shallow relative to the length and width of said band and the length of said band is long relative to the width of said band.  
   
   
       4 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein said attachment means is further defined as comprising an aperture in the front end of said band.  
   
   
       5 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein said attachment means is further defined as comprising an upward protrusion integrally formed on the rear end of said band.  
   
   
       6 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein said holding means is further defined as comprising an upward protrusion integrally formed on the rear end of said band.  
   
   
       7 . The fastener of  claim 1  wherein said protrusion comprising holding means and said protrusion comprising attachment means are physically the same protrusion.  
   
   
       8 . The fastener of  claim 4  wherein said aperture of said attachment means is sized to fit closely and securely around said upward protrusion of said attachment means.  
   
   
       9 . The fastener of  claim 5  wherein said attachment means is further defined as comprising a ledge, attached to and protruding perpendicularly from the front surface of the said upward protrusion of said attachment means.  
   
   
       10 . The fastener of  claim 8  wherein elastic properties of said band permit said band to stretch such that said aperture of said attachment means fits over said ledge.  
   
   
       11 . The fastener of  claim 9  wherein said ledge is positioned parallel to and above the top surface of said band at a height which permits the portion of said band that forms the front edge of said aperture to fit between said ledge and the surface of said band below said ledge.  
   
   
       12 . The fastener of  claim 6  wherein said holding means is further defined as comprising a cylindrical cavity extending lengthwise through the upper portion of said protrusion of said holding means.  
   
   
       13 . The fastener of  claim 12  wherein said cylindrical cavity is further defined as having open circular ends, which face the front and rear ends of said band.  
   
   
       14 . The fastener of  claim 13  wherein a lengthwise opening in one side wall of said protrusion extends the entire length of said protrusion and is positioned above the top surface of said ledge and opens to said cylindrical cavity.  
   
   
       15 . The fastener of  claim 14  wherein the top wall enclosing said cylindrical cavity tapers in thickness as it approaches its termination at the said lengthwise opening.