Patent · US Expired

Double drain

US4930164A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1989
Grant dateJun 5, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03C1/23
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Double drain apparatus for concurrently draining vertically spaced portions of a bathtub or the like containing liquid, such as water, comprising an upstanding drainpipe having upper and lower drain openings therein, valve mechanism for controlling the flow of liquid through the upper and lower openings including upper and lower hollow stopper cylinders mounted in the drainpipe for sliding movement between positions blocking the upper and lower openings and vertically spaced drain positions. Mechanism is provided for concurrently moving the upper and lower stopper cylinders between the blocking and drain positions.

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