Patent ID: 8690206

Claim:
A structure for protecting a location, said structure comprising: a bracket having an upper member, a bottom member spaced apart from said upper member and a side member extending between said upper member and said bottom member, said upper member, bottom member and side member forming an opening therebetween; and said bottom member having a debris-blocking flange extending from said bottom member at an angle and dimensioned to block debris from a road surface from traveling into said opening; said upper member having a liquid diversion flange extending from said upper member at an angle; said liquid diversion flange having a front side, said front side generally forming a front plane; said upper member having a rear side, said rear side generally forming a rear plane; said liquid diversion flange dimensioned to divert liquid away from said front plane towards said rear plane; said debris-blocking flange dimensioned to block objects traveling upwardly from traveling into said opening.