Treatment devices for drains
AssigneeGreen Drain, Inc.
InventorFrank Landon
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Abstract
A treatment device for a drain is presented to reduce at least one of odor, insect, uric acid, and grease and oil problems. The treatment comprises a dispenser that is configured to couple a stem from a drain extending into a drain pipe. At least a portion of the dispenser is composed of the active agent and thereby dispenses the active agent. The active agent includes at least one of an insecticide, a deodorant, uric acid-consuming bacteria, and an enzyme that digests grease and oil. Thus, problems associated with drains are substantially reduced using the treatment device.
Claims20
A treatment device for a drain, the treatment device comprising:
- a skirt valve comprising a stem about which is disposed a skirt, the skirt angled downwardly from the stem to a rim of the skirt;
- a dispenser positioned in a region (a) below a coupling of the stem to the skirt, and above the rim, such that the skirt protects the dispenser from liquid flowing around the skirt and into the drain;
- an active agent configured to be dispensed by the dispenser;
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- wherein at least a portion of the dispenser is composed of the active agent.
A treatment device for a drain, the treatment device comprising:
- a skirt valve comprising a stem about which is disposed a skirt, the skirt angled downwardly from the stem to a rim of the skirt;
- a dispenser positioned in a region (a) below a coupling of the stem to the skirt, and above the rim, such that the skirt protects the dispenser from liquid flowing around the skirt and into the drain;
- an active agent configured to be dispensed by the dispenser;
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- wherein the dispenser is configured to dissolve to dispense the active agent.
A method of treating a drain with an active agent, comprising:
- providing a drain valve having a stem about which is disposed a skirt, the skirt angled downwardly from a top of the skirt to a bottom of the skirt;
- positioning a dispenser below the top portion of the skirt, and above the bottom portion of the skirt, such that the skirt protects the dispenser from liquid flowing around the skirt and into the drain;
- wherein the active agent is configured to be dispensed by the dispenser;
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- wherein the active agent comprises at least one of an insecticide, a deodorant, uric acid-consuming bacteria, and an enzyme that digests grease and oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.