Rod supported shower slide with eccentric clamp

Claim 2

A hand shower holder displaceable on a rod, comprising a sliding body with a large sleeve bore receiving the rod and a cross bore directed substantially perpendicularly thereto and partly overlapping the sleeve bore, a rotatable adjustable eccentric member rotatably mounted in the cross bore, said body having a small holding pin bore, a holding pin on said body located in said bore in spaced relation to the sleeve bore and directed parallel thereto, said slide body having, in side view, (FIG. 1), the form of at least approximately an isosceles trapezoid and having smooth side faces which are flat and extend conically in relation to each other and merge in rounded parts at the respective ends in a direction from the larger sleeve bore end to the smaller pin bore end, said body having a trapezoidal base line extending parallel to the sleeve bore, said cross bore extending inwardly from one of said side faces and having a flat bottom interior face with a cylindrical pivotal bearing rotatably supporting said eccentric, said eccentric comprising a truncated cone having a concave generated surface complimentary to the rounding of the rod which is engageable with the rod for clamping the slide body in position along the rod.

Claim 3

A hand shower holder according to claim 1, wherein said eccentric comprises a plastic material at least on its outer surface which is engageable with the rod for clamping.

Claim 4

A hand shower holder according to claim 1, wherein said eccentric includes a cylindrical base portion rotatably supported within said cross bore.

Claim 5

A hand shower holder according to claim 3, wherein said cross bore includes an annular groove adjacent the outer end thereof and a locking washer positioned in said groove and supporting said eccentric within said bore.

Claim 6

A hand shower holder according to claim 4, wherein said eccentric includes a shaft portion with an outer end extending outwardly from said cross bore and a knob of plastic material secured to the outer end of said shaft portion.

Claim 7

A slide holder according to claim 1, wherein said means for supporting an object comprises a pin extending substantially parallel to the cross bore and arranged at the opposite end of said side end walls, said first and second side walls being tapered inwardly from said end with the cross bore toward the end moving said pin.

Claim 8

A slide holder which is adapted to be slid along a support rod particularly for hand shower sprays, comprising, a slide body having spaced first and second side walls of generally triangular shape and side-end walls between the sides of the side walls with a support rod bore extending therethrough adjacent one end for receiving the support rod therethrough for sliding engagement therewith, means adjacent the opposite end of said slide body side-end walls for supporting an object, a blind bore extending inwardly from one of said side walls and into the support rod bore, an eccentric clamp rotatably supported in said blind bore and being engageable with the support rod for fixing the slide in a position therealong, said slide body being rounded at each front and back end between said side walls forming merging smooth front and back wall parts at each end between the spaced first and second side walls, the support rod bore extending through the widest part of said slide body to form a large slide engagement surface, said blind bore including an inner flat wall surface having a central cylindrical recess, said eccentric clamp including a shaft rotatably supported within said central recess and an eccentric in the form of a truncated cone secured to said shaft for rotation therewith located within said blind bore and having a generated surface complimentary to the surface of the rod for engagement therewith.

Claim 9

A slide holder which is adapted to be slid along a support rod particularly for hand shower sprays, comprising, a slide body having spaced first and second side walls of generally triangular shape and side-end walls between the sides of the side walls with a support rod bore extending therethrough adjacent one end for receiving the support rod therethrough for sliding engagement therewith, means adjacent the opposite end of said slide body side-end walls for supporting an object, a blind bore extending inwardly from one of said side walls and into the support rod bore, an eccentric clamp rotatably supported in said blind bore and being engageable with the support rod for fixing the slide in a position therealong, said slide body being rounded at each front and back end between said side walls forming merging smooth front and back wall parts at each end between the spaced first and second side walls, the support rod bore extending through the widest part of said slide body to form a large slide engagement surface, said blind bore including an inner flat wall surface having a central cylindrical recess, said eccentric clamp including a shaft rotatably supported within said central recess and an eccentric in the form of a truncated cone secured to said shaft for rotation therewith located within said blind bore and having a generated surface complimentary to the surface of the rod for engagement therewith.

Claim 10

A slide holder aCcording to claim 7, including a plastic liner in said support rod bore for facilitating sliding engagement of said slide body with said support rod.

Claim 11

A slide holder according to claim 7, including a knob connected to said shaft and extending outwardly from one of said first and second side walls for rotating said shaft to shift said eccentric toward and away from the support rod.