# US 8,782,822 B1 · Plunger cup with elongated rim

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- Number: US 8,782,822 B1
- Document ID: US8782822B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/170,642
- Filed: 2008-07-10
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2007-07-30
- Applicants: Dirk M. Vandenbergh
- Inventors: Dirk M. Vandenbergh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8782822B1

## CPC

- E03D 9/00: Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories (hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl A47K11/10; seats or covers for closets A47K13/00; body supports, other than seats for closets A47K17/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10 ){; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells (cleaning, disinfecting or deodorising the seat A47K13/30)}
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR

## Abstract

A plunger cup of a flexible material for sealing an opening of a drain has an elongated rim for sealing an opening of a drain. This plunger cup is particularly useful for releasing stoppages in a clogged drain having a noncircular opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A plunger cup, comprising:
a cup of a flexible material for sealing an opening of a drain;
wherein the cup has an elongated rim for sealing an opening of a drain; and
wherein the rim has a flat surface for sealing an opening of a drain.