Patent ID: 7752814

Claim:
A water deflection apparatus separate from and for use with a wall mounting bracket when the water deflecting apparatus and the wall mounting bracket are both mounted to a wall, the wall mounting bracket having a mounting plate and a cover plate, the mounting plate and the cover plate of the wall mounting bracket spaced-apart and a downward flow of water allowed therebetween, the downward flow of water being deflected away from the wall by said water deflecting apparatus, said water deflecting apparatus comprising: a mounting plate with first and second ends, a back surface and a front surface, said back surface of said mounting plate of said water deflecting apparatus abutting the wall when said water deflecting apparatus is mounted to the wall; a deflector extending outwardly from said front surface of said mounting plate of said water deflecting apparatus near each said end of said mounting plate of said water deflecting apparatus, the mounting plate of the wall mounting bracket received between said deflectors when said water deflecting apparatus and the wall mounting bracket are both mounted to the wall, a portion of the mounting plate of the wall mounting bracket superposed upon said front surface of said mounting plate of said water deflecting apparatus when said water deflecting apparatus and the wall mounting bracket are both mounted to the wall; and a skirt extending between said deflectors and outwardly from said front surface of said mounting plate of said water deflecting apparatus, said skirt located below the mounting plate of the wall mounting bracket when said water deflecting apparatus and the wall mounting bracket are both mounted to the wall.