Toilet bowl trapping device
AssigneeSage Products, LLC
InventorsPaul Hanifl, Jeff Steffens, Tim Moran
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Abstract
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl is disclosed. The trapping device comprises a strap, a plurality of hooks, and an adjustment buckle. The trapping device may be installed in a trapway of the toilet bowl. The strap has a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion is rounded. The plurality of hooks is attached to an inner wall of the strap, wherein the hooks extend at approximately 45-60 degrees away from the strap. The adjustment buckle is attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap.
Claims18
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a strap defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge, said strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion being rounded outwardly at, at least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge;
- a plurality of hooks attached to an inner wall of the strap, wherein the hooks extend at an angle between approximately 45-60 degrees from the strap;
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- an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap in order to fit around a drainage opening of a toilet bowl with said hooks positioned for catching the cloths as they pass through the opening.
A system for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl, the system comprising:
- a trapping device installed in the toilet bowl, the trapping device comprising:
- a strap defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge, said strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion being rounded outwardly at, at least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge;
- a plurality of hooks attached to an inner wall of the strap, and an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap to match the diameter of the toilet bowl drain in order to fit around a drainage opening of a toilet bowl with said hooks positioned for catching the cloths as they pass through the opening.
A trapping device for trapping non-dispersing cloths in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a strap defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge, said strap having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, wherein the second end includes a plurality of adjustment holes, and the middle portion being rounded outwardly at, at least one of the leading edge and the trailing edge;
- a plurality of hooks attached to an inner wall of the strap;
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- an adjustment buckle attached to the first end of the strap, wherein the second end of the strap slides through the adjustment buckle to adjust the diameter of the strap in order to fit around a drainage opening of a toilet bowl with said hooks positioned for catching the cloths as they pass through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.