Curved shower rod assembly having flexible mounting base

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9033163
APP PUB NO 20150034581A1
SERIAL NO

13953755

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An adjustable curved shower curtain rod assembly, attached to the walls to form different sizes of shower area, has a telescopic curtain rod and a pair of flexible mounting bases, including a pair of flexible mounting adapters. Each adapter has a supporting cover coaxially secured to the mounting bracket through a lock mechanism; a flexible joint, consisting of a female joint cover and male joint insert, the male point insert is substantially spherically shaped and the joint cover, having a spherical central opening, encapsulates the joint insert partially; and an insertion post, projecting from the joint insert, having an outer thread on an outer surface thereof capable of being inserted into one of the curved curtain rod, wherein the joint insert can move to allow the moveable insertion post change positions pivotally, from a position parallel to the surface to a position having an increasing angle to the surface, or from a position perpendicular to the surface to a position having a decreasing angle to the surface, while the joint insert smooth fits in the joint cover.

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TEST RITE PRODUCTS CORP1900 S BURGUNDY PLACE ONTARIO CA 91761

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hsu, Ming-Hsien Taipei, TW 11 50

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