Water deflecting apparatus
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1. A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall, the apparatus comprising a member having:
- a mounting plate with a front and a back;
a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an opening for extending about the fixture, a bottom and a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, and a passageway extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and spaced-apart from the opening, thereby deflecting water away from the fixture, the top having a front spaced-apart from the mounting plate and an upstanding flange extending along the front; and
a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the cover plate having a deflector generally similar in shape to the top of the protrusion and which fits over the top of the protrusion to deflect water therefrom.
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Abstract
A water deflecting apparatus is provided for a fixture mounted on a wall. The apparatus comprises a mounting plate having a front and a back. A protrusion extends outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an aperture for extending about the fixture, a bottom and a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening. A passageway extends downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and is spaced-apart from the opening, thereby deflecting water away from the fixture.
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1. A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall, the apparatus comprising a member having:
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a mounting plate with a front and a back;
a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an opening for extending about the fixture, a bottom and a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, and a passageway extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and spaced-apart from the opening, thereby deflecting water away from the fixture, the top having a front spaced-apart from the mounting plate and an upstanding flange extending along the front; and
a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the cover plate having a deflector generally similar in shape to the top of the protrusion and which fits over the top of the protrusion to deflect water therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall, the apparatus comprising a member having:
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a mounting plate with a front and a back;
a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an aperture for extending about the fixture, a bottom, a top and a passageway extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and spaced-apart from the opening, thereby deflecting water away from the fixture, the passageway being spaced-apart outwardly from the mounting plate, thereby deflecting water from the mounting plate, the top sloping downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, the top having a front spaced-apart from the mounting plate and an upstanding flange extending along the front; and
a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the cover plate having a deflector generally similar in shape to the top of the protrusion which fits over the top of the protrusion to deflect water therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. In combination
a wall; -
a fixture mounted on the wall; and
a water deflecting apparatus mounted on the wall, the apparatus including a member having a mounting plate with a front and a back, a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an opening extending about the fixture, a bottom and a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, the protrusion having a first flange and a second flange, the first flange and the second flange extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof, the first flange being spaced-apart from the opening, the second flange being spaced apart from the first flange to form a passageway therebetween, the top having a front and an upstanding flange extending along the front and spaced apart from the mounting plate, the top sloping downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, the protrusion having opposite sides, the top having a center between the two sides and being sloped downwardly from the canter towards the sides, the apparatus having one said passageway along each said side, a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the cover plate having a deflector generally similar in shape to the top of the protrusion which fits over the top of the protrusion to deflect water therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall, the apparatus comprising a member having:
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a mounting plate with a front and a back;
a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having opposite sides, an opening for extending about the fixture, a bottom, a top and a passageway along each side extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and spaced-apart from the opening, the top having a center between the opposite sides and being sloped downwardly from the center towards the sides when the sides when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards the opposite sides of the opening towards respective passageways, each said passageway having a bottom, the apparatus including a diverter adjacent to the bottom of each said passageway which diverts water away from the mounting plate; and
a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the passageway being between the cover plate and the protrusion to form a duct to guide the water to the bottom. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall with siding, the apparatus comprising a member having:
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a mounting plate with a front and a back; and
a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an opening for extending about the fixture, a bottom end a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, the protrusion having a first flange and a second flange, the first flange and the second flange extending downwardly from the tap towards the bottom thereof, the first flange being spaced-apart from the opening, the second flange being spaced apart from the first flange to form a passageway therebetween;
the passageway guiding water from the top to the bottom, the siding fitting over the mounting plate about the protrusion on a side of the second flange opposite the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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