Cooking Backsplash Assembly

A cooking backsplash assembly includes a pair of mounts that is each attachable to a vertical support surface at a location positioned over a cooking stove. A roller is positionable in the mounts when the mounts are mounted to the vertical support surface. The roller is biased to rotate in a first direction and the roller is urgeable to rotate in a second direction. A screen is wrapped around the roller when the roller rotates in the first direction. The screen is urgeable downwardly to urge the roller to rotate in the second direction to facilitate the screen to cover a wall located behind the cooking stove. The screen is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect the wall from cooking splatter. Additionally, the screen is comprised of a heat resistant material to resist being burned by heat from the cooking stove.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to backsplash devices and more particularly pertains to a new backsplash device for protecting a wall behind a cooking stove from cooking splatter. The device includes a pair of mounts and a roller that is rotatably mounted to the mounts. The device includes a screen that is attached to the roller and which can be drawn downwardly to cover the wall behind the cooking stove.

The prior art relates to backsplash devices including a curved wall that is retractably positioned behind a cooking stove which extends upwardly behind the cooking stove in a deployed position. The prior art discloses a splash screen device that include a pair of mounts which includes suction cups for temporarily mounting the mounts to a vertical support surface. The splash screen device includes a roller and a screen rolled around the roller for deploying to protect a surface from splatter. The prior art discloses a variety of splatter protectors that are vertically oriented on a top surface of a cooking stove. The prior art discloses a splash guard that includes a first portion that slidably engages a second portion.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of mounts that is each attachable to a vertical support surface at a location positioned over a cooking stove. A roller is positionable in the mounts when the mounts are mounted to the vertical support surface. The roller is biased to rotate in a first direction and the roller is urgeable to rotate in a second direction. A screen is wrapped around the roller when the roller rotates in the first direction. The screen is urgeable downwardly to urge the roller to rotate in the second direction to facilitate the screen to cover a wall located behind the cooking stove. The screen is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect the wall from cooking splatter. Additionally, the screen is comprised of a heat resistant material to resist being burned by heat from the cooking stove.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS.1through6, the cooking backsplash assembly10generally comprises a pair of mounts12that is each attachable to a vertical support surface14at a location positioned over a cooking stove16. The cooking stove16may be a cooking stove of any conventional design that would commonly be employed in a residential kitchen. Each of the mounts12includes a cup portion18and a pair of wing portions20each extending laterally away from the cup portion18. The cup portion18has a front wall22and a perimeter wall24, and the wing portions20extend away from the perimeter wall24in opposite directions from each other.

A respective one of the wing portions20of each of the mounts12has a first hole26extending through the respective wing portion20. Additionally, a respective one of the wing portions20of each of the mounts12has a second hole28extending through the respective wing portion20. The second hole28has a first portion30has a diameter is greater than a diameter of a second portion32. Each of the wing portions20of each of the mounts12lies against the vertical support surface14having the front wall22of the cup portion18being spaced from the vertical support surface14.

The pair of mounts12includes a first mount34and a second mount36. The front wall22of the cup portion18of the first mount34has an aperture38extending through front wall22. The cup portion18of the second mount36has an opening40extending through the front wall22and the perimeter wall24of the cup portion18of the second mount36such that an entry41into the opening40is defined on the perimeter wall24of the cup portion18of the second mount36. Additionally, the opening40has a bounding edge42, the bounding edge42has a rear side44extending along a straight line and the rear side44is opposed with the entry41into the opening40.

A plurality of fasteners46is each extendable through a respective one of the first hole26and the second hole28in a respective one of the wing portions20of a respective one of the mounts12to engage the vertical support surface14for attaching the mounts12to the vertical support surface14. Each of the fasteners46may comprise a screw or other type of threaded fastener. A roller48that is positionable in the mounts12when the mounts12are mounted to the vertical support surface14such that the roller48is oriented to extend along a horizontal axis. The roller48is biased to rotate in a first direction and the roller48is urgeable to rotate in a second direction.

The roller48has a first end50and a second end52, and the roller48is elongated between the first end50and the second end52. The roller48has a first pin54extending away from the first end50. The roller48has a second pin56that is rotatably disposed on the second end52having the second pin56extending away from the second end52. The second pin56is flattened adjacent to a distal end58of the second pin56. The roller48is rotatable in the first direction or the second direction around the second pin56. The first pin54extends through the aperture38in the front wall22of the cup portion18of the first mount34such that the first pin54is rotatable in the aperture38. The second pin56is extendable through the entry41into the opening40in the front wall22of the cup portion18of the second mount36having the second pin56lying flat against the rear side44of the bounding edge42of the opening40such that the second pin56is inhibited from rotating in the opening40.

A screen60is wrapped around the roller48when the roller48rotates in the first direction and the screen60is urgeable downwardly to urge the roller48to rotate in the second direction. In this way the screen60can be deployed to cover a wall62located behind the cooking stove16. The screen60is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to protect the wall62from cooking splatter. Additionally, the screen60is comprised of a heat resistant material to resist being burned by heat from the cooking stove16. The screen60has a front surface64, and as is most clearly shown inFIG.5, indicia66may be printed on the front surface64of the screen60and the indicia66may comprise a logo or other imagery.

The roller48rotates in the second direction while the screen60is being pulled downwardly. The roller48locks into place when the screen60is no longer being pulled downwardly to retain the screen60in front of the wall62behind the cooking stove16. The roller48is unlocked thereby facilitating the roller48to be biased to rotate in the first direction when the screen60is pulled downwardly when the roller48is locked into place. In this way the screen60is rolled onto the roller48to expose the wall62behind the cooking stove16. A member68is coupled to a lower edge70of the screen60to enhance gripping the screen60for urging the screen60downwardly. The member68extends along a full length of the lower edge70.

In use, each of the mounts12is mounted in preferred location, such as wall cupboards that are positioned over the cooking stove16. Furthermore, as is most clearly shown inFIG.5, the mounts12might be positioned beneath an extraction hood72that is positioned over the cooking stove16. The roller48is mounted to each of the mounts12and the screen60is pulled downwardly when the cooking stove16is employed for cooking. In this way the wall62behind the cooking stove16is protected from cooking splatter while the cooking stove16is being employed. Thus, grout in a tile wall, for example, is protected from becoming stained with tomato sauce, for example. The screen60is pulled downwardly to unlock the roller48and to facilitate the screen60to be wrapped around the roller48for storage.