Patent · US Active

Flexible sink strainer

US8117685B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

1References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED · BB

Inventors

Juan Escobar · Edgewater, US
Troy Phipps · Brooklyn, US
John Kiechel · Oakland, US
Paul Katz · San Marino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2010
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE03C1/262
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.