Wash basin drain filter
OwnerJon Michael Hendricksinventor
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Abstract
A wash basin drain filter for entrapping elongated flexible fibers such as hair while permitting the passage of relatively small particulate matter is disclosed herein. The filter has a generally cylindrical body which, after installation, about the shank of a pop-up drain plug has a plurality of spikes protruding outwardly therefrom. The spikes are resilient to permit insertion of the filter into the drain opening and, after insertion, the spikes extend to touch or nearly touch the inside wall of the drain pipe into which the filter has been inserted.
Claims13
A wash basin drain filter for entrapping elongated flexible fibers such as hair while permitting the passage of relatively small particulate matter and water, said filter comprising:
- a pop-up drain plug having an upper enlarged top for forming a water tight seal with a wash basin, said drain plug having an elongated shank with a lower enlarged bottom end portion;
- a filter member having a generally cylindrical body having an axially aligned opening positioned about the shank of a pop-up drain plug said opening being smaller than said enlarged top and said enlarged bottom end portion so that said member is held onto said drain plug;
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- a plurality of spikes affixed to said body and protruding outwardly therefrom, the outer extremities of said spikes being resiliently moveable from their relaxed position to a position closer to the longitudinal axis of said cylindrical body.
A wash basin drain filter useful for entrapping hair and other elongated fibers while permitting the passage of particulate matter and water, said filter comprising:
- a pop-up drain plug having a diametrically enlarged base, intermediate shank means and water stopper means positioned at the upper extremity thereof;
- a hinged, hollow cylindrical body having an opening extending from the upper surface of said body to the lower surface thereof said body being positioned about a portion of said shank;
- means for holding the opening in said body in a position to prevent said body from falling off said shank;
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- a plurality of radially extending spikes affixed to said body and extending outwardly therefrom in a generally horizontal position when the longitudinal axis of said body is in a vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.