Bathtub drain stopper assembly and screen
AssigneesJohn Lesmeister, Charles Siegerdt
InventorJohn Lesmeister
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Abstract
A drain stopper assembly for a bathtub having a drain aperture, and a method for using the assembly. A guide rod may be slid within a guide slide, allowing a gasket to be sealed or unsealed against the drain aperture. Magnets or, alternatively, a spring-loaded mechanism, may be used to facilitate sealing/unsealing of the gasket. A filter may be mounted within the drain aperture, and be removably or permanently attached to the assembly.
Claims17
A drain stopper assembly for a bathtub having a drain aperture, the drain stopper assembly capable of being placed in uncompressed and compressed positions, comprising:
- a top cover;
- a gasket;
- a guide slide attached to the top cover;
- a guide rod having proximal and distal ends, the guide rod being capable of sliding within the guide slide;
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- a plurality of magnets including at least a first magnet located at the proximal end of the guide rod, and a second magnet located in the guide slide;
- wherein when downward pressure is applied to the top cover, the gasket is enabled to seal against the drain aperture, as the guide slide slides downwardly on the guide rod to a compressed, second position;
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- when the downward pressure to the top cover is released, and the guide slide is permitted to slide upwardly relative to the guide rod so that the drain stopper assembly is in the uncompressed position, the drain stopper assembly is facilitated in being maintained in the uncompressed position by a proximity of the first and second magnets.
A drain stopper assembly for a bathtub having a drain aperture, comprising:
- a top cover;
- a guide slide attached to the top cover;
- a gasket capable of being sealed to and unsealed from the drain aperture;
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- a guide rod having proximal and distal ends;
- the guide rod sliding within the guide slide;
- wherein pushing down on the top cover causes the guide rod to slide relative to the guide slide, enabling the gasket to be sealed against the drain aperture;
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- means for facilitating sealing of the gasket to, and unsealing the gasket from, the drain aperture, comprising a plurality of magnets.
A drain stopper assembly adapted for drop-fit connection to a drain aperture of a bathtub, comprising:
- a manually-graspable top cover;
- a gasket adapted for movement between a sealed engagement position to, and an unsealed engagement from, the drain aperture;
- a guide slide attached to the top cover;
- a guide rod having proximal and distal ends, the guide rod being capable of sliding relative to the guide slide, to thereby move the gasket between the sealed and unsealed engagement positions;
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- a filter basket removably engaged to the guide rod;
- whereby the drain stopper assembly may be drop-fit into the drain aperture, such that the filter basket is at least partially enclosed by the drain aperture, and wherein when only downward pressure is applied to the top cover, the gasket is enabled to seal against the drain aperture, and further comprising a plurality of magnets for facilitating the positioning of the gasket between the sealed and unsealed engagement positions.
A method of providing a drain stopper assembly for a bathtub having a drain aperture, capable of being used with the following steps:
- providing a top cover, a gasket, a guide slide attached to the top cover, a gasket capable of being sealed to and unsealed from the drain aperture, and a guide rod having proximal and distal ends, wherein the guide rod slides within the guide slide;
- pushing down on the top cover, causing the guide rod to slide relative to the guide slide, and thereby enabling the gasket to be sealed against the drain aperture;
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- raising the top cover, again causing the guide rod to slide relative to the guide slide, and thereby enabling the gasket to be unsealed from the drain aperture;
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- facilitating the sealing and unsealing of the gasket relative to the drain aperture using magnetic means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.