Apparatuses and methods for covering, cleaning, and/or protecting a surface of a fixture or appliance

Abstract

This disclosure includes fixture or appliance covers and methods of using the same. Some covers include one or more flexible layers coupled together, each having a first side, and a second side having a substantially non-stick surface, where at least one flexible layer is a first flexible layer configured to be coupled to and/or within a fixture or appliance basin via the first side such that the second side faces away from the basin. Some covers include a second flexible layer, where the first side of the second layer is removably coupled to the second side of the first layer. Some covers are configured such that the second layer can be decoupled from the first layer without decoupling the first layer from the basin.

1 . A cover for a fixture or appliance having a basin, the cover comprising:
 one or more flexible layers coupled together, each having:
 a first side; and 
 a second side having a substantially non-stick surface; 
   where at least one flexible layer is a first flexible layer configured to be coupled within the basin via the first side such that the second side faces away from the basin.   
     
     
         2 . The cover of  claim 1 , where the one or more flexible layers comprises a second flexible layer and the first side of the second layer is removably coupled to the second side of the first layer. 
     
     
         3 . The cover of  claim 2 , where the cover is configured such that the second layer can be decoupled from the first layer without decoupling the first layer from within the basin. 
     
     
         4 . The cover of  claim 1 , where the first side of at least one flexible layer comprises adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The cover of  claim 1 , where the first side of at least one flexible layer is configured to adhere through static cling. 
     
     
         6 . The cover of  claim 1 , where the substantially non-stick surface of at least one flexible layer comprises polytetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The cover of  claim 1 , where at least one flexible layer is transparent. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The cover of  claim 1 , where at least a portion of the cover is contoured to the basin. 
     
     
         11 . The cover of  claim 1 , where at least a portion of the cover is configured to overlie at least a portion of the fixture or appliance surrounding the basin. 
     
     
         12 . The cover of  claim 1 , where the cover defines one or more openings. 
     
     
         13 . The cover of  claim 12 , where at least one opening is configured to be in fluid communication with a drain of the fixture or appliance. 
     
     
         14 . The cover of  claim 12 , where at least one opening is configured to receive an implement of the fixture or appliance. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A cover for a fixture or appliance having a basin, the cover comprising:
 a plurality of flexible layers coupled together, including a bottom flexible layer configured to be coupled to the basin and a top flexible layer configured to be exposed when the bottom layer is coupled to the basin, each layer comprising a first side, and a second side having a substantially non-stick surface;   where the first side of each layer other than the bottom layer is coupled to the second side of an adjacent one of the layers and the second side of each layer other than the top layer is coupled to the first side of an adjacent one of the layers.   
     
     
         17 . The cover of  claim 16 , where the first side of at least one flexible layer comprises adhesive. 
     
     
         18 . The cover of  claim 17 , where the first side of the bottom layer comprises adhesive. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . The cover of  claim 16 , where the cover is configured such that the top layer can be decoupled from the plurality of flexible layers without decoupling the bottom layer from the basin. 
     
     
         21 . The cover of  claim 16 , where the cover defines one or more openings and at least one opening is configured to be in fluid communication with a drain of the fixture or appliance. 
     
     
         22 . The cover of  claim 16 , where at least a portion of the cover is contoured to the basin. 
     
     
         23 . A method for cleaning a fixture or appliance having a basin, the method comprising removing a first flexible layer of a cover coupled within the basin. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , comprising exposing a second flexible layer of the cover when the first layer is removed. 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . (canceled)