Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Drain – overflow or trap for a sink or bath – Drain and overflow
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-05
2002-10-22
Phillips, Charles E. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Drain, overflow or trap for a sink or bath
Drain and overflow
C004S292000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06467105
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tub and shower foot soaker and more particularly pertains to a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower for soaking one's feet while taking a shower.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of a tub and shower foot soaker is known in the prior art. More specifically, a tub and shower foot soaker heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,806,241; 4,217,667; 2,266,043; 2,394,094; 5,771,507; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 305,455.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower. The inventive device includes a main tubular member having open top and bottom ends and a bore extending therethrough for removably mounting upon a drain of a tub and shower; and also includes an annular flange member securely attached at the bottom end of the main tubular member for plugging the drain about a perimeter of the main tubular member; and further includes a sieve member removably disposed in the bore of the main tubular member to effectively screen out particulate matter.
In these respects, the drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of soaking one's feet while taking a shower.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of tub and shower foot soaker now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower construction wherein the same can be utilized for soaking one's feet while taking a shower.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which has many of the advantages of the tub and shower foot soaker mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art tub and shower foot soaker, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a main tubular member having open top and bottom ends and a bore extending therethrough for removably mounting upon a drain of a tub and shower; and also includes an annular flange member securely attached at the bottom end of the main tubular member for plugging the drain about a perimeter of the main tubular member; and further includes a sieve member removably disposed in the bore of the main tubular member to effectively screen out particulate matter.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which has many of the advantages of the tub and shower foot soaker mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art tub and shower foot soaker, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower for soaking one's feet while taking a shower.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower which includes a main tubular member having open top and bottom ends and a bore extending therethrough for removably mounting upon a drain of a tub and shower; and also includes an annular flange member securely attached at the bottom end of the main tubular member for plugging the drain about a perimeter of the main tubular member; and further includes a sieve member removably disposed in the bore of the main tubular member to effectively screen out particulate matter.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower that softens the calluses and toenails of the user while showering.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new drain stopper to soak feet in a tub and shower that soothes one's feet while taking a shower.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be ma
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