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Sink strainer for garbage disposal unit

US5535455A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 1995
Grant dateJul 16, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 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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