Garbage disposal assembly with decorative sink flange mask
US5318230A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03C1/2665
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved garbage disposal assembly with an apparatus and related method for selectively varying the sink-side appearance of the garbage disposal assembly. In its preferred embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention includes a decorative flange mask for covering a sink flange of a garbage disposal. A sink flange includes an open cylindrical body portion for insertion through a drainage hole of a sink bottom and an annular lip portion extending radially outward from one end of the cylindrical body portion for location above the sink bottom. The decorative flange mask, in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, includes an open cylindrical mask body for insertion into the cylindrical body portion of the sink flange and an annular mask lip connected to and extending radially outward from one end of the cylindrical mask body for covering the annular lip portion of the sink flange.
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