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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Jeffrey John Gibson, London, CA;
Joe Malheiro, London, CA;
Frank A. Stauder, London, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Masco Canada Limited, London, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a drain having an opening, the opening having an outboard edge, a cover having an underside having a portion including a downwardly extending curved section and an outer edge, wherein the portion extends a first distance beyond the outboard edge and wherein cover extends a second distance above the drain such that a ratio of the second distance to the first distance is about 1 or less and such that splash and aerosolization from under the cover beyond the cover is minimized.