U.S. patent number 3,923,162 [Application Number 05/441,363] was granted by the patent office on 1975-12-02 for shower caddy.
Invention is credited to John J. Hussey.
United States Patent |
3,923,162 |
Hussey |
December 2, 1975 |
Shower caddy
Abstract
A shower caddy having a simple substantially vertical wire loop
for hanging over the shower arm of a shower stall, with a lock-on
device locking the caddy to the shower arm thereby preventing
accidental motion or removal of the shower caddy. The lock
comprises a U-shaped member having free-ended arms terminating in
eyes, together with a screw type bolt located therebetween to
provide for clamping the same onto the shower arm, the U-shaped
member being welded or otherwise secured to the wire loop that
suspends the caddy from the shower arm.
Inventors: |
Hussey; John J. (Worcester,
MA) |
Family
ID: |
23752587 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/441,363 |
Filed: |
February 11, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/119; D6/525;
248/212; 248/302 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F
5/14 (20130101); A47K 5/02 (20130101); A47K
3/281 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
5/14 (20060101); A47K 5/00 (20060101); A47K
5/02 (20060101); A47K 3/28 (20060101); A47F
005/08 (); A47H 001/16 () |
Field of
Search: |
;211/119,113,87,86
;248/212,213,302,303,99,101 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Zugel; Francis K.
Assistant Examiner: Lewis; Terrell P.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fay; Charles R.
Claims
I claim:
1. A shower caddy comprising a loop adapted to be hung on the
shower arm for a nozzle in a shower stall, said loop including
portions extending in a downward direction forming an inverted C,
article holders at the lower end of the V-shaped loop, and means
attached to the loop at the upper end of the caddy for securing the
same to said shower arm,
said means comprising a pair of free-ended arms adapted to embrace
the shower arm, and including a fastener engaging both arms to move
said arms to spring them toward each other to grip the shower
arm,
said arms forming part of a downwardly opening U-shaped member, the
closed portion of the U-shaped member being in conformance with the
loop at the apex of the V,
the U-shaped member being secured in conformance with the loop and
welded thereto in the curved portion only thereof, the arms of the
U-shaped member being free of the loop for movement to grip the
shower arm.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Shower caddies which hang on the pipe for the shower nozzle are old
and well known in the art but one difficulty is to permanently
secure the caddy in place so that it will not fall accidentally
from the shower arm or become dislodged in any way. It is the
object of the present invention to provide a very simple and
inexpensive means for locking the caddy to the shower arm in a
fixed position from which it cannot be dislodged or accidentally
fall. This construction also obviates the necessity of using wall
fasteners.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A shower caddy having shelves and holders, etc., for bath devices
including capped extensions for holding articles, and a
substantially vertical elongated loop which easily slips over the
arm or pipe leading to the shower nozzle.
A U-shaped member is welded in conformance with this loop with its
arms extending downwardly and terminating in eyes which in turn
accommodate a bolt, which by being turned a very few times,
actually springs the arms of the U-shaped member and locks the
entire shower caddy to the arm so that it cannot accidentally fall
therefrom or be knocked off.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating the invention,
and
FIG. 2 is a view generally in rear elevation but being sectioned on
line 2--2 in FIG. 1.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
The reference numeral 10 indicates what is generally known as a
shower arm and which is a pipe extending from the side of the
shower stall supplying the nozzle 12. This shower arm ordinarily
has a horizontal portion 14.
The shower caddy of the present invention includes an elongated,
vertical, divergeant, two arm wire member 16 which has an upper
loop at 18 formed to be large enough so that it can be hung over
the shower arm, the wire member 16 diverging enough so as to be
easily placed over the shower nozzle into the position shown in
FIG. 1.
At its lower end the member 16 terminates in a pair of forwardly
and slightly upwardly turned capped extensions 20 which may be used
for hanging face cloths, bath brushes, etc., and it is also
provided with a horizontal shelf at 22 provided with a fence-like
barrier or the like 24. There is also if desired a further downward
extension generally indicated at 26 which is welded at 28, 28 to
the wire member 16 and is provided with a shelf 30.
Conforming to the loop at 18 there is provided an inverted U-shaped
member 32 which has a pair of free-ended arms 34, 34, the U-shaped
member opening downwardly and the arms 34, 34 terminating in eyes
36, 36 which may be merely turned up as indicated in FIG. 1 to form
holders.
The closed end of the U-shaped member 32 is rounded to conform to
the wire loop 18 and it is welded thereto at its closed end in
order to make a unitary structure, the arms 34, 34 being free.
A screw type fastener or bolt 40 is placed in the eyes 36 in such a
way that a few turns at the end of this threaded member as by a nut
42 and a slotted head 44, merely as examples, is all that is
necessary to spring the arms 34, 34 in toward each other to grip
the shower arm portion at 14 and thereby hold the entire caddy
against any kind of motion or escape.
It will be seen that by this very simple device any fasteners to
the wall of the shower such as are generally used are completely
dispensed with and it is a very simple operation to hang up the
present shower caddy and fasten it in position.
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