Shower Curtains

Abstract

An improved shower curtain may reduce or eliminate the shower curtain effect and work with any standard shower rod. The shower curtain may include pockets and elongated members disposed substantially vertically within the pockets. The elongated members may be removable from the pockets or the pockets may be sealed to prevent removal of the elongated members. The shower curtain body may also include weighted members disposed in auxiliary pockets located along a lower portion of the curtain.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shower curtain comprising:
 a body portion;   a plurality of pockets attached to the body portion; and   a plurality of longitudinal elements disposed in the pockets.   
     
     
         2 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the longitudinal elements are removable from the pockets. 
     
     
         3 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of apertures disposed along an upper portion of the body portion.   
     
     
         4 . The shower curtain of  claim 3 , where the pockets are disposed between the apertures. 
     
     
         5 . The shower curtain of  claim 4 , where the pockets are disposed about half-way between two adjacent apertures. 
     
     
         6 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the pockets are disposed between about 8-12″ from a bottom of the body portion. 
     
     
         7 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the pockets are between about 35-60″ long. 
     
     
         8 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the longitudinal members are between about 45-55″ long. 
     
     
         9 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the longitudinal members weight between about 2-10 ounces. 
     
     
         10 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the pockets are closable. 
     
     
         11 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an auxiliary pocket for receiving a weighted member.   
     
     
         12 . The shower curtain of  claim 11 , where the weighted member is a magnet. 
     
     
         13 . The shower curtain of  claim 11 , where the auxiliary pocket is disposed adjacent to one of the plurality of pockets. 
     
     
         14 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the pockets are attached to the body portion by one selected from the group consisting of stitching, ultrasonic welding and impulse sealing. 
     
     
         15 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the longitudinal members are substantially straight rods. 
     
     
         16 . The shower curtain of  claim 1 , where the pockets are disposed substantially vertically. 
     
     
         17 . A shower curtain comprising:
 a body portion;   a plurality of apertures disposed along an upper portion of the body portion;   a plurality of pockets disposed on the body portion, each of the plurality of pockets disposed about halfway between an associated pair of the plurality of apertures; and   a plurality of substantially straight rods disposed in the pockets.   
     
     
         18 . The shower curtain of  claim 17 , where the plurality of substantially straight rods are acrylic. 
     
     
         19 . The shower curtain of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 an auxiliary pocket disposed along a lower portion of the body portion; and   a weighted member disposed in the auxiliary pocket.   
     
     
         20 . A shower curtain comprising:
 a body portion; and   a pocket disposed on the body portion, the pocket having a length between about 30-80% of a length of the body portion.