Patent ID: 8214939

Claim:
A splash guard for installation on a washing basin having a faucet assembly mounted proximate an edge of said basin, said splash guard comprising: a one piece, generally concave shell having a floor portion with one or more openings for water supply plumbing to said faucet assembly and an upwardly curved rear wall portion integral therewith for directing splashed material impinging thereon into said washing basin; wherein said one or more openings for said water supply plumbing are disposed within a mounting base area within said floor portion and configured as a flat plane slightly elevated from said the surrounding surface of said floor portion of said splash guard; said floor portion comprises a downward-turned lip disposed along a forward edge thereof and spaced away from said basin, said lip having front and back surfaces configured to direct the flow of liquid material into said basin; and said lip comprises a front surface that curves downward toward said forward edge of said splash guard and a back surface formed into an underside of said floor portion, wherein said front and back surfaces merge to form a drip edge along the forward edge of said splash guard.