Abstract: Fixture guard panels and systems provide protection for fixtures such as tubs and showers. The fixture guard panels may have a variety of configurations such as including an enclosure formed of a flexible material that contains a padding layer. The panel may be placed adjacent the fixture such that the panel protects the fixture from impacts and abrasions. The panel may include individual sheets of material to enclose padding, may include padding without an enclosure, or may include an individual sheet without padding. The individual sheets may be materials such as polyethylene and/or non-skid rubber. For panels with non-skid rubber, the panel may be positioned so that the non-skid rubber portion contacts the fixture and will not skid. Panels may include flexible sheets with adhesive that adheres to the fixture, such as upon vertical fixture surfaces. Additionally, multiple panels may be included as a system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 9, 2003
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2008
Assignee:
Fixture Guards International, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert W. Kenny, Steve Schneider, Russell W. Rice, Jr., Michael Socha, Richard Todd Spurlin, Stan Hunt, Jack Garbow
Abstract: Fixture guard panels and systems provide protection for fixtures such as tubs and showers. The fixture guard panels may have a variety of configurations such as including an enclosure formed of a flexible material that contains a padding layer. The panel may be placed adjacent the fixture such that the panel protects the fixture from impacts and abrasions. The panel may include individual sheets of material to enclose padding, may include padding without an enclosure, or may include an individual sheet without padding. The individual sheets may be materials such as polyethylene and/or non-skid rubber. For panels with non-skid rubber, the panel may be positioned so that the non-skid rubber portion contacts the fixture and will not skid. Panels may include flexible sheets with adhesive that adheres to the fixture, such as upon vertical fixture surfaces. Additionally, multiple panels may be included as a system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 9, 2003
Publication date:
August 12, 2004
Applicant:
Fixture Guards International, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert W. Kenny, Steve Schneider, Russell W. Rice, Michael Socha, Richard Todd Spurlin, Stan Hunt, Jack Garbow