Dual-function pin for push-pull and lift-turn stoppers
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorSimon Clark
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AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorSimon Clark
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A drain closure assembly is configured to open and close a drain of, for example, a wastewater receptacle. The drain closure assembly includes a strainer body, a stopper, and a pin. The pin is fixed in the strainer body. The stopper moves vertically with respect to the pin. The pin includes grooves in an outer surface of the pin. A first groove is configured to receive a friction ring, and a second groove near a head of the pin is configured to receive a D-ring. The friction ring is able to frictionally contact an inner surface of the stopper to selectively maintain the stopper in various open positions, or a closed position. The stopper is able to lift and turn to selectively engage the D-ring, which moves with the stopper, with the second groove of the pin to maintain the stopper in an open position.
A drain closure assembly, comprising:
A pin for a drain closure assembly, comprising:
A drain closure assembly, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.