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US 8,424,123 B2Granted
Decorative disposer flange and strainer assembly
AssigneeOpella, LLC
InventorRon Svensson
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Abstract
A sink flange for use in conjunction with a sink drain. The flange includes a flange body and a flange lip. The flange body is substantially vertical having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end defines a flange passage therethrough. The flange lip is annular having a top side and a bottom side, which radially extends out of the top end of the flange body. The flange passage and flange lip are at least coated with a polymer.
Claims12
A sink flange for use in conjunction with a sink drain comprising:
- a substantially vertical cylindrical flange body having a top end and a bottom end defining a flange passage therethrough;
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- an annular flange lip having a top side and bottom side, said annular flange lip secured to said top end of said flange body and extending radially outwardly from said flange body;
- said flange passage, said top side of said annular flange lip, and an entire surface of said bottom side of said annular flange lip are completely coated with a polymer having a color, said coating of said polymer having a thickness,
- said coating of said polymer on said top side of said annular flange lip and said coating on the entire surface of said bottom side of said annular flange lip extending radially outwardly from said flange passage a distance which prevents food and water from entering a passage between said annular flange lip and a sink,
- wherein said color of said polymer is the same color as a color of a sink into which said sink flange is to be inserted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.