Splashboard assembly and method
OwnerStephen Brennaninventor
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Abstract
A splashboard assembly for mounting upon a countertop and against a vertical wall. The assembly includes a splashboard and a clip. The clip has an upper and lower portions, and can couple the splashboard to the countertop adjacent said vertical wall. The lower portion has a fastening arrangement for fastening the lower portion to the countertop. The upper portion has support devices for supporting the splashboard. The clip has a section for biasing the splashboard against said vertical wall with respect to said countertop. One, or more, clips are first attached to the countertop edge. When the countertop is in place, the splashboard is snapped onto the clips. A decorative end cap may also be provided to cover any exposed end of the splashboard.
Claims15
In a countertop assembly, a splashboard assembly for mounting upon a countertop and against a vertical wall, comprising:
- a splashboard;
- and
- an aligned plurality of spaced clips each having upper and lower portions, for coupling said splashboard to said countertop adjacent said vertical wall, each of said lower portions having
- fastening means for fastening said lower portions to said countertop, each of said upper portions having support means connecting to said splashboard, each of said clips having biasing means for biasing said splashboard against said vertical wall with respect to said countertop, each of said upper portions having
- snap means for positively grasping and vertically supporting said splashboard in response to said splashboard being horizontally thrust against said snap means.
A method of mounting a splashboard to an edge of a countertop, and against a vertical wall, with a clip arranged to be snapped to said splashboard, said clip having an upper portion with a snap means for positively grasping and vertically supporting said splashboard in response to said splashboard being horizontally thrust against said snap means, comprising the steps of:
- fastening said clip to the edge of a countertop to project partially above said countertop;
- installing said countertop to a desired location adjacent a vertical wall;
- and
- snapping said splashboard onto said clip after said countertop is installed by horizontally thrusting said splashboard against said snap means to allow it to grasp and vertically support said splashboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.