Title: Protective sink cover

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1. A protective cover for a sink comprising:

a base member having a surface thereof adapted to engage and mate with the peripheral lip of a sink opening whereby the peripheral lip and the opening of the sink are covered by said base member;

an elongated rod having one end thereof attached to and extending from said surface of said base member; and

a resilient plug attached to the other end of said elongated rod, said resilient plug being adapted to engage and seal the drain opening of the sink and to mechanically support said base member attached thereto.

2. The protective cover described in claim 1 further including a collar attached to said elongated rod at the juncture of said rod and said resilient plug, said collar adapted to engage the peripheral edge of the drain opening of the sink to further mechanically support said elongated rod and said base member attached thereto.

3. The protective cover described in claim 1 wherein said elongated rod is attached to said base member by a threaded bolt, said base member having a hole therethrough through which said bolt is inserted and said elongated rod having a threaded hole in said one end to threadably engage said bolt.

4. The protective cover described in claim 2 wherein said resilient plug is attached to said other end of said elongated rod by a threaded bolt, said resilient plug having a hole therethrough through which said bolt is inserted and said elongated rod having a threaded hole in said other end to threadably engage said bolt, said resilient plug expanding radially about said bolt when said bolt is tightened to adjust said resilient plug to seal the drain openings of the sink.

5. The protective cover described in claim 1 wherein said elongated rod is attached to said base member and said resilient plug is attached to said rod by an elongated threaded bolt and a nut threadably engaged thereby, said base member having a hole therethrough and said elongated rod having a longitudinal shaft through the center thereof, said elongated threaded bolt being inserted through said hole in said base member and said longitudinal shaft in said rod, said resilient plug having a hole therethrough through which said elongated threaded bolt is inserted to threadably engage said nut, said resilient plug expanding radially about said threaded bolt as said nut is tightened thereon whereby an adjustable seal is provided for said drain opening.

Other info:

Inventors: Reedy, Marvin E. (West Covina, CA, US)
Shook, Roy D. (Mira Loma, CA, US)

Application Number: 601028
Filing Date: 1975-08-01
Publication_date: 1976-11-02
Assignee: Harding; Gary (Fullerton, CA); Garfield; Patricia (Fullerton, CA)
Primary Class(es): 4/654
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1841143	Jan, 1932	McCann	4/173.
2194343	Mar, 1940	Wexler	4/187.
2308123	Jan, 1943	Stein	4/187.
2334293	Nov, 1943	Stein	4/189.
2447788	Aug, 1948	Ball	4/187.
2746062	May, 1956	Waltz	4/187.
3346888	Oct, 1967	Paysinger	4/253.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Artis, Henry K.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Madsen; Raymond L.