Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drain stopper and strainer
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Application No.: US16558262Application Date: 2019-09-02
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Publication No.: US11519161B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Sanjay Ahuja , Harold Kent Beck
- Applicant: PF Waterworks LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: PF Waterworks LP
- Current Assignee: PF Waterworks LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Stephen S. Hodgson
- Main IPC: E03C1/262
- IPC: E03C1/262

Abstract:
A drain stopper includes a cap, a seal and a strainer engaged with the cap, and a gripping element engaged with the strainer. The gripping element is resilient and has a generally tubular shape with longitudinal notches, which give it a segmented annular shape. A person grips and squeezes the gripping element to insert the stopper/strainer into a drain pipe, after which the gripping element expands and grips an inside wall of the drain pipe. The person pushes downwardly on the cap to place the stopper/strainer in a closed position and pulls up on the cap for an open position. Another drain stopper includes a cap, a seal, a push-push mechanism, a strainer engaged with the mechanism, and a flange or prongs that rest on a drain flange for holding and supporting the drain stopper.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200011038A1 Drain Stopper and Strainer Public/Granted day:2020-01-09
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