Retractable shower enclosure

Abstract

A retractable shower enclosure includes a top frame and a bottom frame attached together with draw strings for raising and lowering the bottom frame relative to the top frame between a fully deployed position to a fully retracted position. The top frame comprised of tubing wherein the drawstrings are fed through the interior of the tubing. The top frame also includes draw string guides over which the draw strings are fed. A curtain releasably attached to the frames with fasteners such that in the fully retracted position the curtain is pleated in accordion style.

1 . A retractable shower enclosure comprises:
 a top frame and a bottom frame connected together with draw strings for raising and lowering the bottom frame relative to the top frame between a fully deployed position to a fully retracted position;   b) the top frame comprised of a hollow structure wherein the draw strings are fed through the interior of the hollow structure,   c) the top frame includes draw string guides over which the draw strings are fed downwardly to the bottom frame wherein the draw strings are attached to the bottom frame;   d) a curtain releasably attached to the frames with fasteners;   e) such that in the fully retracted position the curtain is pleated in accordion style.   
     
     
         2 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 1  wherein the top frame comprised of tubing wherein the drawstrings are fed through the interior of the tubing; 
     
     
         3 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 1  further including connectors for connecting the draw strings to the top and bottom frames. 
     
     
         4 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 3  further includes at least one intermediate frame releasably attached to the curtain with fasteners. 
     
     
         5 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 4  wherein the fasteners include a pin with a magnetic head, and a cooperating magnetic cap with a cavity, the cavity for receiving the magnetic head and clamping a portion of the shower curtain therein. 
     
     
         6 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 4  wherein the enclosure including struts attached to the top frame for attachment of the enclosure to a ceiling. 
     
     
         7 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 1  wherein each draw string terminates one end at a connector on the bottom frame and the other end exits the top frame at an exit hole. 
     
     
         8 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 1  wherein each end of the draw string terminates at a connector on the bottom frame and a portion of the draw string exits the a exit hole in the top frame. 
     
     
         9 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 8  wherein the portion of the draw string exiting the exit hole forms a draw loop. 
     
     
         10 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 9  wherein the draw loops are gathered together with a draw ring. 
     
     
         11 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 1  wherein the draw ring is connected to a draw rope such that pulling on the draw rope initiates retraction of the bottom frame into the retracted position. 
     
     
         12 . The retractable shower enclosure claimed in  claim 8  wherein the portion of the draw string exiting the exit hole at the top frame is at approximately the mid length portion of the draw string;