Plumbing shield assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the plumbing shield assembly, including a shield and two wall-mounting brackets, showing the new design unassembled and with the shield thereof in a bent state;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the plumbing shield assembly of FIG. 1, showing the shield in a flat state and the assembly partially assembled, with one of the two wall-mounting brackets separated from the shield and the other connected to the shield as shown by call-out circle;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the plumbing shield assembly of FIG. 1, showing the shield in the flat state and the assembly assembled, with both wall-mounting brackets being connected to the shield and so out of view;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the plumbing shield assembly of FIG. 1, also showing the shield in the flat state, with the wall-mounting brackets being connected to the shield, and so with a near-field bracket of the two brackets being visible;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the plumbing shield assembly of FIG. 1, showing the shield in the bent state and the assembly unassembled, adjacent the illustrated example of narrow under-sink plumbing; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the plumbing shield assembly of FIG. 1, showing the shield in a bent state and the assembly assembled and connected to a wall so that the shield covers the illustrated example of wider under-sink plumbing.

In the figures, features shown by broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a plumbing shield assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D761402
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 2015
Date of Patent: Jul 12, 2016
Inventor: Hal Weinstein (Milton, GA)
Primary Examiner: Robert Delehanty
Application Number: 29/525,366
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Sink (21) (D23/308)