Patent Application
20160045079
The disclosure relates to the field of shower enclosures and, more particularly, to a shower curtain rod wall mount bracket with a bathroom accessory mount connected thereto. The bathroom accessory mount may attach to a variety of bathroom accessories that may include, for instance, a soap dish, a tray, a mirror, a towel rod, and a clothes hanger support, and/or a hook.
The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and form a part of the specification, and illustrate embodiments of a shower curtain rod wall mount bracket with a bathroom accessory mount.
The wall mount bracket 10 includes a wall mount portion 18 with a mounting surface 20 to allow the wall mount bracket to be mounted to a wall adjacent a shower enclosure 12. The hollow tubular member 16 is generally perpendicular to the wall mount portion 18. The wall mount portion may have a pivot pin 22 to allow the wall mount portion to pivot relative to the hollow tubular member 16 to form the swivel. To facilitate pivoting, the wall mount portion 18 may comprise a yoke with vertically opposite (in
The shower curtain rod wall mount bracket 10 also includes a bathroom accessory mount 50. The bathroom accessory mount 50 is operatively connected to the wall mount portion 18 and supports a bathroom accessory when the wall mount portion is mounted to the wall adjacent to the shower enclosure 12. The bathroom accessory mount 50 may comprise a yoke which fits around the yoke arms 24,26 of the wall mount portion 18. The bathroom accessory mount 50 may be connected to the wall mount portion 18 using mechanical fasteners. The mechanical fasteners may be co-linear with the pivot pin 22 of the swivel and/or may be the same fasteners. While the drawings show the yoke of the bathroom accessory mount 50 sharing the same pivot connection with the swivel, the yoke of the bathroom accessory mount 50 may also be mounted elsewhere on the yoke wall mount portion. The yoke of the bathroom accessory mount 50 may also be welded, brazed, crimped and/or otherwise mechanically joined to the wall mount portion 18.
The bathroom accessory mount 50 may include a rib 52 that extends from the bathroom accessory mount. The rib 52 may be pivotally connected with the bathroom accessory mount 50. For instance, the rib 52 may be fitted with in a bushing 54 to allow the rib to swivel relative to the second yoke. The rib 52 may have a rod portion 56 extending from the rib. The rod portion 56 may support a mirror 58 on its distal end, for instance, as shown in
Based on the foregoing description, it will be readily understood by those persons skilled in the art that the present invention is susceptible of broad utility and application. Many embodiments and adaptations of the present invention other than those specifically described herein, as well as many variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be apparent from or reasonably suggested by the present invention and the foregoing descriptions thereof, without departing from the substance or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, while the present invention has been described herein in detail in relation to one or more preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is only illustrative and exemplary of the present invention and is made merely for the purpose of providing a full and enabling disclosure of the invention. The foregoing disclosure is not intended to be construed to limit the present invention or otherwise exclude any such other embodiments, adaptations, variations, modifications or equivalent arrangements, the present invention being limited only by the claims appended hereto and the equivalents thereof.
