Flexible sink strainer and stopper

Abstract

A combination flexible strainer and plug for use in conjunction with a drain opening of a plumbing fixture. The strainer comprising a substantially cylindrical portion constructed and arranged to extendingly engage the drain opening. The strainer having a bottom portion engaged to a lowermost portion of the substantially cylindrical portion, the bottom portion having a plurality of openings therethrough. The strainer having an annular ring engaged to an uppermost portion of the substantially cylindrical portion and outwardly extending therefrom, the annular ring constructed and arranged to form a seal with a portion of the plumbing fixture immediately adjacent to the drain opening. The plug comprising an upper surface, the upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface having at least one projection, the at least one projection providing a grasping surface by which the plug may inserted into and removed from within the substantially cylindrically shaped portion. A lower surface, the lower surface constructed and arranged to be removably engage the bottom portion of the strainer, the lower surface forming a water tight seal over the plurality of openings when the plug is engaged to the bottom portion.

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