Sink strainer for garbage disposal unit
US5535455A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03C1/26
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sink strainer for a garbage disposal unit includes a strainer unit, a seat and a mounting flange. The strainer unit includes a handle, a strainer member and a plug member. The plug member has a platform and a surrounding wall depending from the platform on which multiple slope guide are located. The seat includes a limiter located at a lower portion of the seat, a stopping surface protruding from and surrounding a middle portion of the seat, a snapping portion at a top of the seat, and another snapping portion at a bottom of the seat. The mounting flange is provided at a top end with a flange portion and at a bottom end with a mounting portion. The sink strainer may further include a decorative flange having a flange portion and a snapping portion which are dimensioned and configured to abut on, and be engaged with, the flange portion and top snapping portion of the seat.
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