Granted Patent B2

US 8,235,088 · App. 11/978,532 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Assignee: Zahner Design Group, Ltd.

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. A product, said product comprising:

a shower curtain, said shower curtain comprising an outer edge and an opening such that said product is suitable for suspension from a rod, said shower curtain further comprising a ring, wherein said ring reinforces said opening;

said ring comprising a flat upper edge, an inner circumference, and an outer circumference;

said ring further comprising a slit extending from said inner circumference through said ring and through said outer edge of said shower curtain;

said ring further comprising a projecting edge, said projecting edge being an edge which projects from said outer circumference of said ring; and,

wherein said slit exits said inner circumference at a location which is offset from the 12 o'clock position on said inner circumference.

2. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projecting edge is provided adjacent said slit.

3. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit exits at the 1 o'clock position.

4. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit exits at the 2 o'clock position.

5. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit exits at the 10 o'clock position.

6. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit exits at the 11 o'clock position.

7. A product as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said slit comprises a width, and wherein said ring has flexibility allowing increase of said width of said slit to insert said ring onto the rod.

8. A product, said product comprising:

a shower curtain, said shower curtain comprising an outer edge and an opening such that said shower curtain is suitable for suspension from a rod, said shower curtain comprising a front ring and a corresponding back ring such that said front ring and said back ring reinforce said opening;

each of said front ring and said back ring comprising a flat upper edge, an inner circumference, and an outer circumference;

said flat upper edge of said front ring being aligned with said flat upper edge of said back ring;

said inner circumference of said front ring being aligned with said inner circumference of said back ring;

said outer circumference of said front ring being aligned with said outer circumference of said back ring;

each of said front ring and said back ring further comprising a projecting edge, said projecting edge of said front ring being an edge which projects from said outer circumference of said front ring, and said projecting edge of said back ring being an edge which projects from said outer circumference of said back ring;

said projecting edge of said front ring being aligned with said projecting edge of said back ring;

each of said front ring and said back ring further comprising a slit, said slit of said front ring extending from said inner circumference of said front ring through said outer edge of said shower curtain, and said slit of said back ring extending from said inner circumference of said back ring through said outer edge of said shower curtain;

wherein said slit of said front ring exits said inner circumference of said front ring at a location which is offset from the 12 o'clock position on said inner circumference of said front ring; and,

wherein said slit of said front ring is aligned with said slit of said back ring.

9. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said slit of said front ring exits at the 1 o'clock position.

10. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said slit of said front ring exits at the 2 o'clock position.

11. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said slit of said front ring exits at the 10 o'clock position.

12. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said slit of said front ring exits at the 11 o'clock position.

13. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said projecting edge is provided adjacent said slit of said front ring.

14. A product as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said slit comprises a width, and wherein said ring has flexibility allowing increase of said width of said slit to insert said ring onto the rod.

Assignments (1)

Continuity (13)