Toilet Bowl Trapping Device
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorsPaul Hanifl, Jeff Steffens, Tim Moran
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Abstract
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl is disclosed. The trapping device comprises a strap, a plurality of hooks, and an adjustment buckle. The trapping device may be installed in a trapway of the toilet bowl. The strap has a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion is rounded. The plurality of hooks is attached to an inner wall of the strap, wherein the hooks extend at approximately 45-60 degrees away from the strap. The adjustment buckle is attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap.
Claims25
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion is rounded;
- a plurality of hooks attached to an inner wall of the strap, wherein the hooks extend at an angle between approximately 45-60 degrees from the strap;
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- an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap.
A system for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl, the system comprising:
- a trapping device installed in the toilet bowl, the trapping device comprising:
- a strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the middle portion is rounded,
- a plurality of hooks attached to the inner wall of the strap, and
- an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap to match the diameter of the toilet bowl drain;
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- a disposable retrieval hook used to remove the trapped non-dispersing cloths from the trapping device.
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion;
- a plurality of hooks attached to the inner wall of the strap;
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- an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap.
A toilet system for trapping non-dispersing cloths, the toilet system comprising:
- a toilet bowl with a trapway;
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- a plurality of hooks integral to the toilet bowl, wherein the hooks are located at the trapway of the toilet bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.