Shower curtain holder

Abstract

A shower curtain holder having a body having a bowed shape and a hook at its upper end which is adapted to engage a shower curtain rod. The holder is placed on the rod inside of the shower curtain. Its size and shape is such that the shower curtain is held away from the person taking the shower. The holder includes a counterweight near or at its top to help in keeping the holder, and thus the curtain as well, away from the person within the shower. Another shower curtain holder can have a member that may or may not flexible. The flexible member can have ends displaced at a distance on the shower rod. Also, the holder can include at least one of a counterweight system, a dynamic or adjustable counterweight system, or a weight offset from the center of the member.

1 . A shower curtain holder for holding a shower curtain away from a person taking a shower, comprising 
 a member comprising a first holding portion and a curtain contacting portion; and    a counterweight system for maintaining the member in a position where a shower curtain that engages the curtain contacting portion is held away from a person in the shower when the first holding portion engages a shower curtain rod;    wherein a position of the counterweight is spaced away from an axis passing through the curtain contacting portion and perpendicular to the shower curtain rod.    
   
   
       2 . The shower curtain holder of  claim 1 , wherein the counterweight is spaced between about 6 inches to about 4.8 feet.  
   
   
       3 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the member is flexible and the flexible member includes a second end engaging the curtain rod.  
   
   
       4 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the position of the counterweight is adjustable.  
   
   
       5 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 1 , wherein a mass of the counterweight is adjustable  
   
   
       6 . A shower curtain holder for holding a shower curtain away from a person taking a shower, comprising: 
 a member comprising a first holding member and a curtain contacting portion; and    a dynamic counterweight system for maintaining the member in a position where a shower curtain that engages the curtain contacting portion is held away from a person in the shower when the first holding member engages a shower curtain rod,    wherein the dynamic counterweight is movable between a first position and a second position,    wherein the first position allows the center to contact the shower curtain and,    wherein the second position allows the center to disengage the shower curtain.    
   
   
       7 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 6 , wherein the counterweight is in the form of a receptacle adapted to retain bathing implements.  
   
   
       8 . A shower curtain holder for holding a shower curtain away from a person taking a shower, comprising: 
 a flexible member having a bowed shape, a first end, a second end and a center,    an engaging member at the first end and the second end for engaging a shower curtain rod, and    a counterweight system for maintaining the flexible member in a position where a shower curtain that engages the center is held away from a person in the shower when the engaging member engages a shower curtain rod.    
   
   
       9 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 8 , wherein the counterweight system is at least one of a variable counterweight and a dynamic counterweight system.  
   
   
       10 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 9 , wherein the dynamic counterweight system is movable between a first position and a second position, 
 wherein the first position allows the center to contact the shower curtain and,    wherein the second position allows the center to disengage the shower curtain.    
   
   
       11 . The shower curtain holder according to  claim 9 , wherein the adjustable counterweight system comprises at least one of a variable length shaft and one or more weights.