US 11,889,959 B2
Shower curtain rod capable of adjusting an angle
Wei-Yao Lee, Xiushui Township (TW)
Assigned to Song-Jyi Enterprise Corp., Xiushui Township (TW)
Filed by Song-Jyi Enterprise Corp., Xiushui Township, Changhua County (TW)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,719.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218123 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A47K 3/38 (2006.01); A47H 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 3/38 (2013.01) [A47H 1/02 (2013.01); A47H 2001/0215 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shower curtain rod comprising multiple coupling posts and multiple rotatable connection assemblies, the multiple coupling posts being rotatably connected by using the multiple rotatable connection assemblies, and a respective one rotatable connection assembly being defined between any two adjacent coupling posts; wherein the respective one rotatable connection assembly includes:
a first connector having a first locating portion formed on a first end of the first connector and fitted on one of any two adjacent coupling posts, and the first connector further having a first rotatable joining portion formed on a second end of the first connector, wherein the first rotatable joining portion has two opposite surfaces on which a through hole passes, and multiple notches are defined on the two opposite surfaces of the first rotatable joining portion and around the through hole;
a second connector having a second locating portion formed on a first end of the second connector and fitted on the other of any two adjacent coupling posts, and the second connector further having a second rotatable joining portion formed on a second end of the second connector, wherein the second rotatable joining portion has two opposite tabs and an accommodation groove defined between the two opposite tabs, and a respective one tab has a locking orifice;
a flexible seat received in the accommodation groove of the second connector, and the flexible seat includes a sole plate and two side plates symmetrically bent from two sides of the sole plate, wherein the sole plate is fixed on a bottom of the accommodation groove, a trench is defined between the two side plates and is configured to accommodate the first rotatable joining portion of the first connector, the two side plates abut against the two tabs of the second connector, wherein a respective one side plate has a passing aperture, a positioning protrusion extending to the trench from an end of the respective one side plate away from the sole plate, and at least one elastic sheet extending to the two tabs, wherein the positioning protrusion of the respective one side plate engages with one of the multiple notches of the first rotatable joining portion, and the at least one elastic sheet of the respective one side plate abuts against the respective one tab of the second connector; and
a fixing bolt inserted through the locking orifice of the respective one tab, the passing aperture of the respective one side plate, and the through hole of the first rotatable joining portion so as to rotatably connect the first rotatable joining portion in the trench between the two side plates, and the first rotatable joining portion is rotated with respect to the second rotatable joining portion along the fixing bolt.