Sink Disposer Splash Guard
AssigneeSeamless Drain, LLC
InventorDaniel O. Sullivan
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Abstract
A splash guard is adapted to be removably mounted in a neck portion of a sink disposer. The splash guard basically comprises a generally cylindrical sleeve which is sized to slidably fit into the neck portion of the disposer and defines a central bore; an upper ledge partially obstructing an upper portion of the central bore; a central ledge partially obstructing a medial portion of the central bore in opposition to the upper ledge; and a chute extending downwardly from a portion of the sleeve opposite the central ledge and terminating below said central ledge.
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1-4. (canceled)
A splash guard adapted to be removably mounted at least partially within a through opening of a neck portion of a kitchen sink disposer, said splash guard comprising:
- a generally cylindrical sleeve defining a through bore and sized to slidably fit at least partially within the through opening of the neck portion of the kitchen sink disposer;
- an upper ledge partially obstructing an upper portion of the through opening;
- a central ledge operative to constrict a medial portion of the through bore in opposition to the upper ledge;
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- a vertically arcuate chute extending downwardly from a portion of the sleeve opposite the central ledge and terminating below the central ledge.
A splash guard adapted to be removably mounted at least partially within a through opening of a neck portion of a kitchen sink disposer, said splash guard comprising:
- a sleeve defining a tortuous through bore and sized to fit at least partially within the through opening of the neck portion of the kitchen sink disposer;
- a top overhang at least partially delineating an upper portion of the tortuous through bore so the upper portion of the tortuous through bore is offset from a vertical center to a first lateral side;
- a secondary overhang partially delineating an intermediate portion of the tortuous through bore so the intermediate portion of the tortuous through bore is offset from the vertical center to a second lateral side, opposite the first lateral side;
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- a chute extending vertically beneath the secondary overhang at least partially delineating an opening, at an end of the tortuous through bore, predominantly facing laterally, not vertically.
A garbage disposal assembly comprising:
- a sink garbage disposal housing;
- a sink mounting flange configured to be received within a sink drain opening;
- a garbage disposal mounting flange configured to mount the garbage disposal housing to the sink mounting flange;
- and,
- a splash guard comprising:
- a generally cylindrical sleeve defining a through bore and sized to slidably fit at least partially within the through opening of the neck portion of the kitchen sink disposer;
- an upper ledge partially obstructing an upper portion of the through opening;
- a central ledge operative to constrict a medial portion of the through bore in opposition to the upper ledge;
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- a vertically arcuate chute extending downwardly from a portion of the sleeve opposite the central ledge and terminating below the central ledge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.