US2011047693A1PendingUtilityA1

Shower rod

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 1, 2009Filed: Sep 1, 2009Published: Mar 3, 2011
Est. expirySep 1, 2029(~3.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Alan M. BauerChristopher Jon Gilbert
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Claims

Abstract

The present invention provides a shower rod including a flexible hollow tube and a flexible support operable to be disposed in the tube. The tube and the support are operable to be bent into a curved shape. In a pre-installed state, the tube and the support are generally straight. In an installed state, the tube and the support are generally curved.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shower rod, comprising:
 a flexible hollow tube, the tube operable to be bent into a curved shape; and   a flexible support, the support operable to be disposed in the tube and bent into a curved shape.   
     
     
         2 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tube has a first width and a second width, and the first width of the tube is greater than the second width of the tube; and   the support has a first width and a second width, and the first width of the support is greater than the second width of the support.   
     
     
         3 . The shower rod of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the second width of the support is less than the second width of the tube.   
     
     
         4 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein the tube has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         5 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein the support has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         6 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein the support is solid. 
     
     
         7 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tube has a generally constant cross-sectional shape; and   the support has a generally constant cross-sectional shape.   
     
     
         8 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tube is plastic; and   the support is metal.   
     
     
         9 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tube is a unitary component; and   the support is a unitary component.   
     
     
         10 . The shower rod of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the tube includes multiple portions operable to be assembled together; and   the support includes multiple portions operable to be assembled together.   
     
     
         11 . A shower rod, comprising:
 a flexible hollow tube, the tube having a pair of ends, the tube being generally straight in a pre-installed state and generally curved in an installed state;   a flexible support, the support operable to be disposed in the tube, the support being generally straight in a pre-installed state and generally curved in an installed state; and   a pair of brackets, each bracket operable to be attached to one end of the tube and to a supporting surface in an installed state.   
     
     
         12 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the tube has a first width and a second width, and the first width of the tube is greater than the second width of the tube; and   the support has a first width and a second width, and the first width of the support is greater than the second width of the support.   
     
     
         13 . The shower rod of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the second width of the support is less than the second width of the tube.   
     
     
         14 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein the tube has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         15 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein the support has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         16 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein the support is solid. 
     
     
         17 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the tube has a generally constant cross-sectional shape; and   the support has a generally constant cross-sectional shape.   
     
     
         18 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the tube is plastic; and   the support is metal.   
     
     
         19 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the tube is a unitary component; and   the support is a unitary component.   
     
     
         20 . The shower rod of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the tube includes multiple portions operable to be assembled together; and   the support includes multiple portions operable to be assembled together.

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