Splash guard

Claim 1

In combination, a sink construction including a lower drain and a water faucet spaced above the sink, a combined filling and draining attachment for a water using domestic cleaning apparatus, said attachment being connected to said faucet for receiving water therefrom and including a water outlet in generally vertical registry with and opening downwardly toward said drain, an upstanding elongated flexible tube member of generally circular cross-sectional shape, said tube member being axially compressible and including means yieldingly biasing the tube member toward its maximum length fully extended condition, a fitting secured in, reinforcing and closing the upper end of said tube member and including means defining an inlet opening through said fitting into the upper end of said tube member and of a cross sectional area considerably smaller than the effective internal cross sectional area of said tube member, said fitting being sealingly connected to the outlet of said attachment for receiving the discharge of water from said cleaning apparatus, said tube member being of an effective length, when expanded toward its maximum length condition, greater than the spacing of said water outlet of said attachment above said drain, whereby the lower end of said tube member made be inserted into or rest over the drain.