Anti-splash shower curtain

Abstract

A shower curtain support fixture formed of a set of slotted tubes each having an end portion containing a bend so as to dispose the end portions adjacent the side walls of a bath-shower enclosure and a slotted coupling member slidingly receiving cut inner ends of the slotted tubes to form a U-shaped slotted tube fixture which receives a plurality of T-shaped shower curtain hangers through the slot.

1 . A support fixture for hanging a shower curtain above a bath tub, which tub sits in a shower enclosure having at least two opposite facing walls disposed at ends of the tub, comprising:
 a) a set of slotted tubes each having a bent outer end and an inner end being cut to form a u-shape for mounting on walls of the shower enclosure with slots facing downward, and   b) a slotted coupling member having an inner diameter suitable for sliding over the inner ends of the slotted tubes,   
   
   
       2 . A support fixture according to claim, in which the slotted tubes and slotted coupling member are formed of a bendable, extrudable material, 
   
   
       3 . A support fixture according to  claim 2  in which the material is selected from the group consistency of synthetic resins and metals, 
   
   
       4 . A support fixture according to  claim 3  which the resin is a thermoplastic resin, 
   
   
       5 . a support fixture according to  claim 4  in which the metal is ferrous or aluminum. 
   
   
       6 . A support fixture according to  claim 1 , further including means for mounting the fixture on the walls of the shower enclosure. 
   
   
       7 . A support fixture according to  claim 6  in which the mounting means includes at least one set of aligned apertures on each bent end of the slotted tubes adapted to receive a fastener for mounting the support fixture on the walls of the enclosure. 
   
   
       8 . A support fixture according to  claim 5  in which a first aperture facing the side wall is smaller than the second aligned aperture facing the enclosure. 
   
   
       9 . A support fixture according to  claim 6  further including a plug for receipt in the second aperture, 
   
   
       10 . A support fixture according to  claim 2  in which the slotted tubes further contain a bore communicating with the slot for receiving a plurality of heads of shower curtain rod hangers 
   
   
       11 . A method of installing a shower curtain support fixture in a bath enclosure having opposed side walls and a back wall comprising the steps of:
 a) Cutting the inside ends of a set of bent slotted tubes such that the bent ends abut the side walls and the cut ends face each other,   sliding a slotted coupling member having an I.D. substantially similar to the portion of the slotted tubes adjacent the cut ends of the slotted tubes to form a U-shaped structure, and   attaching the U-shaped structure to the side walls with the slot facing downward.   
   
   
       10 . A method according to  claim 9  further including the step of inserting a plurality of T-shaped shower curtain rod hangers inside the slotted tubes before closing the outer ends of the slotted tubes.