Multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner

Abstract

The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner provides a plurality of individual disposable shower curtain liners secured together in a way that permits easy removal and replacement of a used shower curtain liner. The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner includes a plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners that are joined together to form a common curtain-hanging strip along the upper edges thereof. The common curtain-hanging strip has a plurality of apertures formed therein for removably receiving a plurality of shower curtain rings. Each of the liners has a row of perforations extending across the width of the liner adjacent the upper end thereof and beneath the plurality of apertures so that the outermost liner may be removed by tearing along the row of perforations and replaced by the next liner.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner, comprising a plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners joined together along their upper ends to form a common curtain-hanging strip, the common curtain-hanging strip having a plurality of apertures formed therein adapted for removably receiving a plurality of shower curtain rings, each of the liners having a row of perforations formed therein extending completely across the liner beneath the plurality of apertures, the row of perforations extending substantially parallel to an upper edge of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner so that an outermost liner may be removed by tearing the liner along the row of perforations and replaced by the next liner;
 whereby, the liners are adapted for suspension from a shower curtain rod by engagement of the plurality of shower curtain rings mounted on the shower curtain rod with the plurality of apertures in the common curtain-hanging strip, such that a top-most one of the plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners may be disposed with a lower end thereof disposed within a tub while the remaining liners are disposed outside of the tub and being covered by a shower curtain.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the upper ends of said plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together above said plurality of apertures and adjacent the upper edges thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are further secured together beneath said plurality of apertures and above the rows of perforations. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together by upper and lower heat seals. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 4 , wherein each of the upper and lower heat seals extends completely across the common curtain-hanging strip and has an undulating contour. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together by upper and lower stitching. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the upper stitching and the lower stitching each extends completely across the common curtain-hanging strip and has an undulating contour. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each said row of perforations is formed about three inches from the upper edge of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising means for releasably securing the lower end of each said water impermeable shower curtain liner to the tub. 
     
     
         10 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one magnet attached to the lower end of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner, the magnet being adapted for magnetic attachment to the tub. 
     
     
         11 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of magnets respectively secured to laterally opposed ends of the lower end of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner, the pair of magnets being adapted for magnetic attachment to the tub. 
     
     
         12 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 11 , wherein each said magnet secured to each said water impermeable shower curtain liner has a polarity opposite to a corresponding one of said magnets secured to an adjacent one of said water impermeable shower curtain liners, whereby the liners disposed outside the tub have the lower ends secured to each other by magnetic attachment. 
     
     
         13 . A multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner, comprising a plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners having an upper end and a lower end, the shower curtain liners being joined together along the upper ends to form a common curtain-hanging strip, the common curtain-hanging strip having a plurality of apertures formed therein adapted for removably receiving a plurality of shower curtain rings, each of the liners having a row of perforations formed therein extending completely across the liner beneath the plurality of apertures, the row of perforations extending substantially parallel to an upper edge of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner so that an outermost liner may be removed by tearing the liner along the row of perforations and replaced by the next liner; and
 means for releasably securing the lower end of each said water impermeable shower curtain liner to a tub;   whereby, the liners are adapted for suspension from a shower curtain rod by engagement of the plurality of shower curtain rings mounted on the shower curtain rod with the plurality of apertures in the common curtain-hanging strip, such that a top-most one of the plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners may be disposed with the lower end thereof disposed within the tub while the remaining liners are disposed outside of the tub and adapted for being covered by a shower curtain.   
     
     
         14 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the upper ends of said plurality of water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together above said plurality of apertures and adjacent the upper edges thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are further secured together beneath said plurality of apertures and above the rows of perforations. 
     
     
         16 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together by upper and lower heat seals. 
     
     
         17 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 16 , wherein each of the upper and lower heat seals extends completely across the common curtain-hanging strip and has an undulating contour. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the water impermeable shower curtain liners are secured together by upper and lower stitching. 
     
     
         19 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the upper stitching and the lower stitching each extends completely across the common curtain-hanging strip and has an undulating contour. 
     
     
         20 . The multi-layer disposable shower curtain liner as recited in  claim 13 , wherein each said row of perforations is formed about three inches from the upper edge of the respective water impermeable shower curtain liner.