Portable shower assembly

Claim 1

A portable, collapsible shower assembly comprising a panshaped, essentially rigid, imperforate base having an upstanding, outwardly sloping side wall and a lateral flange depending from the top of said side wall; a flexible curtain arranged to form a tapered, tubular enclosure with an enlarged end at the top, said curtain being collapsible and stowable into said base; a first loop formed at the lower end in said curtain by folding the lower edge portion of said curtain back upon itself and securing said edge to the contiguous curtain material, said first loop having a vertical slit formed therein; a second loop formed at the upper end in said curtain by folding the upper edge portion of said curtain back upon itself and securing said edge to the contiguous curtain material, said second loop having a vertical slit formed therein; a first flexible, elongated member insertable into said first loop for holding said top in generally circular configuration in extended position; hook means depending from said first member for suspending said curtain in extended upright position; a second flexible elongated member insertable into said second loop for holding said curtain material snugly under said flange against said base to prevent water from leaking from the connection between said curtain and said base; flap means depending interiorly of said curtain for covering said slit in said second loop and acting as a splash guard; said curtain material having a generally vertical elongated slit therein with slit ends terminating a substantial distance from said loops forming an entrance when said curtain is in extended upright position; and a zipper for closing said entrance.