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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1987
William J Smith, Painesville, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A splash guard for a bathtub provided with a shower curtain includes a first extruded plastic channel strip, which is fastened to the adjacent bathroom wall on each side of the bathtub. A second channel strip is positioned on the top wall of the bathtub. First and second support rods are positioned in a respective one of the first and second channel strips. A third support rod is attached to a top end of the first support rod. A flexible panel of material is held by the first, second and third support rods. The flexible material is secured to the support rods so that the top and bottom as well as the sides of the splash guard are supported. The channel strip may also be used as a snap-in lock rod support for holding a tablecloth material on picnic tables or for some other equivalent use.