Rod-mounted towel holder device

Abstract

A rod-mounted towel holder device for hanging a towel from a shower rod away from a shower curtain hung from the shower rod includes a hook, a counterweight, and a central shank extending arcuately between the hook and the counterweight. The central shank is configured for straddling a shower rod. The hook curves opposite to the central shank and has a distal end relative to the central shank configured for holding a towel. A gravitational force acts on the counterweight to produce a torque around the shower rod, causing the hook to move the towel up and away from a shower curtain hung from the shower rod.

1 . A rod-mounted towel holder device comprising:
 a central shank having a first end and a second end, said central shank being arcuate, said central shank defining a gap between opposing portions of said central shank, said central shank being configured for straddling a shower rod such that the shower rod is positioned within said gap, said central shank being configured for being rotatable about the shower rod when straddling the shower rod;   a hook being coupled to said first end of said central shank, said hook having a proximal end relative to said central shank and a distal end relative to said central shank, said hook being U-shaped, said hook curving opposite to said central shank such that said hook and said central shank cooperatively define a first S-curve, said distal end of said hook being configured for supporting a towel hung onto said hook; and   a counterweight being coupled to said second end of said central shank, said counterweight and said hook cooperatively defining an opening to said gap, said opening being configured for receiving the shower rod therethrough, said counterweight having mass such that said counterweight is configured to lift the towel hung on said hook up and away from a shower curtain hung on the shower rod via a gravitational force on the counterweight.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said central shank extending along a portion of a circular path. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said honk comprising a pair of outer portions and a middle portion extending between said pair of outer portions, said pair of outer portions extending parallel to each other, said middle portion being arcuate. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said counterweight having an arcuate portion and a bulbous portion, said arcuate portion extending between said central shank and said bulbous portion, said arcuate portion curving opposite to said central shank such that said arcuate portion and said central shank cooperatively define a second S-curve, said arcuate portion widening from said central shank to said bulbous portion, said bulbous portion being spherical. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising said opening being smaller than a diameter of said circular path, said opening being configured for being smaller than a diameter of the shower rod, said central shank being resiliently bendable, said central shank being configured for elastically bending such that the shower rod is received through said opening into said gap, thereby releasably securing the shower rod within said gap. 
     
     
         6 . A rod-mounted towel holder device comprising:
 a central shank having a first end and a second end, said central shank extending along a portion of a circular path, said central shank defining a gap between opposing portions of said central shank, said central shank being configured for straddling a shower rod such that the shower rod is positioned within said gap, said central shank being configured for being rotatable about the shower rod when straddling the shower rod;   a hook being coupled to said first end of said central shank, said hook having a proximal end relative to said central shank and a distal end relative to said central shank, said hook being U-shaped, said hook curving opposite to said central shank such that said hook and said central shank cooperatively define a first S-curve,
 said hook comprising a pair of outer portions and a middle portion extending between said pair of outer portions, said pair of outer portions extending parallel to each other, said middle portion being arcuate, said distal end of said hook being configured for supporting a towel hung onto said hook; and 
   a counterweight being coupled to said second end of said central shank, said counterweight and said hook cooperatively defining an opening to said gap, said opening being configured for receiving the shower rod therethrough, said counterweight having mass such that said counterweight is configured to lift the towel hung on said hook up and away from a shower curtain hung on the shower rod via a gravitational force on the counterweight,
 said counterweight having an arcuate portion and a bulbous portion, said arcuate portion extending between said central shank and said bulbous portion, said arcuate portion curving opposite to said central shank such that said arcuate portion and said central shank cooperatively define a second S-curve, said arcuate portion widening from said central shank to said bulbous portion, said bulbous portion being spherical, 
 said opening being smaller than a diameter of said circular path, said opening being configured for being smaller than a diameter of the shower rod, said central shank being resiliently bendable, said central shank being configured for elastically bending such that the shower rod is received through said opening into said gap, thereby releasably securing the shower rod within said gap.