SYSTEM FOR RETAINING AND CLOSING A SHOWER CURTAIN

摘要

The disclosed invention is a system for retaining a shower curtain and allowing it to be pulled taught and closed. A fixed edge retainer (fig. 4), is fixed to a wall (or rigid side) of a shower or bath enclosure and then attached to the vertical edge of a shower curtain using a fastening clip (fig. 3b). A leading edge retainer (fig. 2) is attached to the other edge of said shower curtain using a fastening clip (fig. 3a). A locking edge is attached to the opposite wall (or rigid side) of said shower or bath enclosure to where the fixed edge retainer is attached. The locking edge and leading edge retainer can be interlocked thus allowing the shower curtain to be closed at this point. When the shower curtain is in the closed position (fig. 7) both sides at which the shower curtain is attached to the wall form water resistant seals along the full length of each side, thus preventing water from escaping the shower or bath enclosure. The edge retainers can be removed from the shower curtain by simply pulling the fastening clips off the edge retainers, which allows the shower curtain to be replaced or cleaned. All the parts of this invention are designed to be manufactured by extrusion of rigid plastic or aluminium in lengths of approximately 2m, which can be cut to the desired length using a sharp knife or hacksaw.