Patent ID: 9226621
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: E03C

Claim Text:
1. A panel for increasing the vertical extension of a basin wall to protect a person's torso from splashing liquid comprising: a panel which acts as a shield for said torso by extending vertically beyond said basin wall, said panel maintained between said torso and said basin, thereby allowing said person to reach around said panel into said basin; said panel having at least two suction cups at a bottom portion and on one side of the panel; said suction cups attaching said panel to said basin wall such that said panel is easily attached and removed from said basin wall; the said panel further comprises an aperture to hang said panel from when said panel is removed from said basin; said panel is made of a flexible plastic material and folds over itself and attaches to itself, such that the panel is still attached to the sink and stores out of the way; said panel is shaped as a dome side to side when in an unfolded upright position. said at least two suction cups are two suction cups having stems that are first placed through keyway apertures in a bar and then the suction cup stems are placed through keyway apertures in a bottom part of said panel; said two suction cups secured to a smaller section of both sets of keyway apertures; said dome side to side of the panel is maintained by the suction cups placement having a narrower configuration than a distance between keyway apertures in the panel; said bar keeping the suction cups in proper narrower configuration.