Patent ID: 6951081

Claim:
A water deflecting apparatus for a fixture mounted on a wall, the apparatus comprising a member having: a mounting plate with a front and a back; a protrusion extending outwardly from the front of the mounting plate, the protrusion having an opening for extending about the fixture, a bottom and a top which slopes downwardly to at least one side of the opening when the apparatus is mounted on the wall, thereby deflecting water towards said at least one side of the opening, and a passageway extending downwardly from the top towards the bottom thereof and spaced-apart from the opening, thereby deflecting water away from the fixture, the top having a front spaced-apart from the mounting plate and an upstanding flange extending along the front; and a cover plate releasably connected to the protrusion, the cover plate having a deflector generally similar in shape to the top of the protrusion and which fits over the top of the protrusion to deflect water therefrom.