Device and method for concealing a flange of a waste water strainer
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorWilliam T. Ball
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Abstract
A device used to conceal at least a portion of a wastewater strainer associated with a bathtub. More specifically, a plate having an opening therethrough is used to overlap a flange of the wastewater strainer wherein the opening in the plate generally coincides with an opening in the wastewater strainer so that the bathtub drain is unobstructed. The plate may include a downwardly extending lip to help facilitate orientation onto the flange of the wastewater strainer. The plate conceals the wastewater strainer, thereby facilitating reconfiguration of a bathtub as the existing wastewater strainer need not be removed and the plumbing system retested.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A concealing device for a wastewater strainer, the concealing device comprising:
- a plate of a wastewater strainer comprising:
- an outer edge defining an external diameter of the plate;
- a lip extending from the outer edge;
- an opening extending through the plate;
- and
- a ring extending in a direction parallel to the lip, the ring having a ring diameter smaller than the external diameter;
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- a flange of the wastewater strainer configured to engage with at least one of the lip of the plate or the ring of the plate such that the plate obscures the flange.
A concealing device for a wastewater strainer, the concealing device comprising:
- a plate of a wastewater strainer comprising:
- an outer edge defining an external diameter of the plate;
- an opening extending through the plate, the opening defining an interior edge defining an internal diameter of the plate;
- and
- a set of tabs extending from the interior;
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- a strainer comprising a body with a strainer opening, the strainer opening configured with at least one crossed member to engage with the set of tabs of the plate.
A concealing device for a wastewater strainer, the concealing device comprising:
- a plate of a wastewater strainer comprising:
- an outer edge defining an external diameter of the plate;
- an opening extending through the plate, the opening defining an interior edge defining an internal diameter of the plate;
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- a bellows portion extending from the interior edge;
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- a strainer comprising a body with a strainer opening configured with at least one crossed-member to engage with the bellows portion of the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.