Drain strainer and stopper
AssigneePolder Housewares, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Calvin Scott, Roberto Pedros, Kerry Cooper
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a base defining an opening. A body is coupled to the base. The body defines a plurality of holes and includes a circumferential ring coupled to a first side of the body. The body further includes an outwardly extending flange sized and configured to be received within the circumferential ring. The body is configured to be positioned in an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration. The flange includes at least one outwardly extending circumferential rib that forms a fluid-tight seal with an inner surface of the circumferential ring in the collapsed configuration.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base defining an opening;
- and
- a body coupled to the base, the body defining a plurality of holes, wherein the body includes a circumferential ring coupled to a first side of the body and an outwardly extending flange sized and configured to be received within the circumferential ring,
- wherein the body is configured to be positioned in an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration,
- wherein the flange includes at least one outwardly extending circumferential rib, and wherein the at least one rib forms a fluid-tight seal with an inner surface of the circumferential ring in the collapsed configuration.
A method, comprising
- placing an outer surface of a body of a strainer and stopper in contact with a surface of a sink such that the body of the drain strainer and stopper is at least partially aligned with a drain of the sink;
- and
- transitioning the body of the strainer and stopper to one of a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration,
- wherein
- in the collapsed configuration, at least one circumferential rib extending from a flange of the strainer and stopper forms a fluid tight seal with an inner surface of a circumferential ring coupled to a body of the strainer and stopper, and
- in the extended configuration, fluid is able to pass through a plurality of holes defined by the body.
A drain strainer and stopper, comprising:
- a base defining an opening and being formed from a first material, wherein the base has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drain opening;
- and
- a body coupled to the base and formed from a second material, the body defining a plurality of holes, wherein the body includes a circumferential ring coupled to a first side of the body and an outwardly extending flange sized and configured to be received within the circumferential ring;
- wherein the body is configured to be positioned in an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration,
- wherein the flange includes at least one outwardly extending circumferential rib, and wherein the at least one rib forms a fluid-tight seal with an inner surface of the circumferential ring in the collapsed configuration, and
- wherein the body includes at least one area having a reduced thickness to facilitate transitioning from the first extended configuration to the second collapsed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.