Circular galley drain strainer

A vehicle galley comprising a counter surface having a catch basin disposed therein, the catch basin being fluidly coupled to a first conduit attached to a support wall, a circular drain strainer assembly attached to the support wall, and a second conduit attached to the support wall, the circular drain strainer assembly comprising:

• a housing having a circular cross-section, the housing comprising an inlet port fluidly coupled to the first conduit, an outlet port fluidly coupled to the second conduit, and a plurality of first engagement tabs;
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• a strainer member assembly having a circular cross-section, the strainer member assembly comprising:
• a strainer member with a solid front surface having handle and a plurality of second engagement tabs interlocked with the first engagement tabs on the housing, the strainer member further comprising cylindrical strainer sidewalls defining a circular opening at a back of the strainer member and having an upper conduit aligned with the inlet port of the housing;
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• a circular strainer disk coupled to the strainer member with a fastener and covering the circular opening at the back of the strainer member,
• wherein the handle is an elongated handle that extends beyond the circular cross-section of the strainer member assembly and the plurality of second engagement tabs are located on the handle, wherein the second engagement tabs being positioned outside of the first engagement tabs and the handle is aligned with the inlet port when the second engagement tabs are interlocked with the first engagement tabs.

A method of removing debris from a drain strainer assembly having a circular housing and a circular strainer member assembly, the method comprising:

• rotating a handle of the strainer member assembly to disengage a first plurality of engagement tabs on the strainer member assembly from a second plurality of complementary engagement tabs on the housing;
• removing the strainer member assembly from an opening in a front of the housing, the strainer member further comprising cylindrical strainer sidewalls defining a circular opening at a back of the strainer member and having an upper conduit aligned with the inlet port of the housing;
• moving a strainer disk from the back of the strainer member assembly to reveal the circular opening at the back of the strainer member assembly;
• discarding debris through the circular opening at the back of the strainer member assembly;
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• inserting the strainer member assembly into the opening in the front of the housing and securing the strainer member assembly in the housing by rotating the handle of the strainer member assembly, wherein the handle is an elongated handle that extends beyond a circular cross-section of the strainer member assembly and securing the strainer assembly further comprising rotating the elongated handle until the first engagement tabs are engaged with the second engagement tabs and the elongated handle is aligned with an inlet port of the housing.