Overflow lint strainer

A filter assembly (10) comprising:

• a tubular body portion (11) adapted for disposition in the bottom of a water receptacle, said body portion (11) having first and second ends and a middle portion, a plane of symmetry defining front (20) and rear (22) faces, a plurality of openings (12) having diameters and arranged in a plurality of adjacent bands (14, 16, 18), said openings (12) of said bands (14, 16, 18) being coextensive only with the front (20) and rar (22) faces, the diameter of each of said openings (12) within each of said bands (14, 16, 18) being equal and increasing from a relatively smaller dimension in said bands (14) adjacent said first and second ends to a relatively larger dimension in said bands (18) of said middle portion;
• an overflow opening (40, 40') for providing water flow therethrough;
• engagement means for engaging a waste drain (26, 26');
• a plurality of grooves (28, 28') at said first and seconds ends of said body portion (11);
• a rod (34) for disposition in said grooves (38, 38');
• an elastic band (32) for depending from said rod (34);
• and a hook (36) for attachment to said elastic band (32) at the opposite end from said rod (34), said hook being adapted for attachment with the waste drain (26, 26') to secure said body portion (11) thereto.