Hair catching stall shower drain
AssigneeStacy Chia
InventorsStacy Leanne Chia, Peter Jun Chia
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Abstract
A drain strainer with an upper drain plate with large holes and a lower basket with small holes allows particulate matter to fall through the large holes but not enter the small holes. This two-story feature allows the drain strainer to have a flush, aesthetically pleasing appearance, and also prevents particulate matter from sitting on top of the drain, which could sully the feet of a shower user or could float to other parts of the tub or sink. The upper drain plate could be attached via a recessed hinge with a finger hole that allows a user to easily access the basket without the use of tools.
Claims14
A drain strainer, comprising:
- an outer ring defining an outer dimension and an outer opening, and further including a ledge disposed about the outer opening and recessed beneath the plane of the outer ring, the ledge further defining an inner opening and including a plurality of recess drain holes;
- a basket with a plurality of basket drain holes and an upper opening, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the basket is coupled to the edge of the inner opening of the ledge;
- a hinge directly coupled to one of either the basket or the outer ring;
- a drain plate directly coupled to the hinge and dimensioned to cover the upper opening of the basket and fit within and cover the recessed ledge of the outer ring when the hinge is in a closed position, wherein the drain plate has at least one drain plate drain hole that overlaps at least one of the plurality of recess drain holes;
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- wherein the drain strainer is dimensioned to fit directly within and interconnect to a user's existing drain.
A drain strainer, comprising:
- an outer ring defining an outer dimension and an outer opening, and further including a ledge disposed about the outer opening and recessed beneath the plane of the outer ring, the ledge further defining an inner opening and including a plurality of recess drain holes;
- a basket with a plurality of basket drain holes and an upper opening, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the basket is coupled to the edge of the inner opening of the ledge;
- a drain plate removably coupled directly to the upper opening of the basket and dimensioned to cover the upper opening of the basket and fit within and cover the recessed ledge of the outer ring when the hinge is in a closed position, wherein the drain plate has a plurality of drain plate drain holes, wherein at least one of the drain plate drain holes overlaps that at least one of the plurality of recess drain holes;
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- wherein the drain strainer is dimensioned to fit directly within a user's existing drain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.