Pet hair filter

A removable agitator, comprising:

• a handle section forming an upper portion of a hollow interior and an upper portion of an exterior face of the agitator, the handle section defining a grip to facilitate insertion and removal of the agitator into a laundry treatment machine and an upper water opening into a passage in the interior of the agitator;
• a filter section forming a lower portion of the hollow interior and the exterior face, the top of the filter section being removably attachable to the bottom of the handle section, the lower portion of the hollow interior defining a bottom, generally cylindrical sides, an open top, and a lower water opening to allow for the passage of water into or out of the hollow interior of the agitator, the filter section configured to hold filter media;
• and
• a lock provided within the hollow interior of the agitator, the lock including a handle portion controllable at a top end to control a locking portion at a bottom end to selectively lock the agitator into the laundry treatment machine,
• wherein, when the handle section is attached to the filter section, the handle section and the filter section collectively define a water flow path for wash water in or out of the upper water opening into the interior of the filter media, through the filter media, and in or out of the lower water opening.

A removable agitator, comprising:

• a plurality of selectively attachable and detachable stackable sections, the sections including a handle section and one or more further sections, wherein, when attached together in stacked arrangement one above another to form the agitator, the plurality of sections collectively define a cylindrical body having a hollow interior, wherein the cylindrical body defines first and second openings to provide a water flow path into and out of the hollow interior;
• a partition defining a first space open to the hollow interior, a second space open to outside the agitator through the first opening but closed to the first space, and a filter area open to the first and second spaces to hold a removable filter to filter water flowing through the filter area;
• and
• a locking post vertically slidable within the hollow interior between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking post including a handle portion controllable at a top end of the agitator to control a locking portion at a bottom end of the agitator for selectively locking the agitator into a laundry treatment machine.