Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Strainer – stopper – plug or closure – Plugs
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-02
2001-05-08
Eloshway, Charles R. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Strainer, stopper, plug or closure
Plugs
C004S286000, C004S287000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06226806
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A strainer in the plumbing field is the threaded fitting in the bottom of a sink, bathtub, or the like through which waste water flows from the receptacle. Strainers usually have valves or the like which control the gravity flow of water therethrough. All of these valve assemblies are threadably mounted within a threaded aperture located in the strainer.
Typically, existing strainers are of one-piece construction and have a flange which engages the bottom of the tub and a downwardly extending threaded sleeve which threads onto a fitting adjacent a vertically disposed aperture in the bottom of the water receptacle. The entire strainer is often made of chrome or the like which is a relatively expensive material. It is also difficult to machine such a one-piece device to provide threads in places for its attachment to other components in the drain assembly.
It is therefore a principal object of this invention to provide a strainer which is very economical from both a material point of view and from a fabrication point of view.
A further object of the invention is to provide a strainer which can be easily converted from a pivoted disk-type closure to a vertically moveable closure of the type of U.S. Pat. No. 5,758,368.
More specifically, it is a further object of this invention to provide a strainer comprised of two pieces wherein the strainer assembly is comprised of two components, namely, a flange to engage the surface around the discharge aperture in the bathtub, and a strainer extension which is threadably secured thereto, and wherein the flange is comprised of a chrome plated material and the strainer extension is comprised of brass or a more economical material.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a strainer which has a valve therein which is easily installed, operated, and which is durable in use.
These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A waste water strainer has a horizontal flange having a center opening. A hollow barrel is secured to and extends downwardly from the flange and has a center opening concentrically located with respect to the center opening in the flange. A hollow strainer extension is threadably secured to a lower end of the barrel.
A sleeve with an internal concave surface is removably mounted within the upper end of the strainer extension. A circular disk valve having an annular outer surface symmetrical with the concave surface of the bushing is pivotally mounted on the concave surface of the bushing.
The flange and the barrel have a chrome-like finished surface, and the strainer extension has a different finish surface.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3314085 (1967-04-01), Minella
patent: 4457030 (1984-07-01), Burry
patent: 5428847 (1995-07-01), Atkins et al.
patent: 5692248 (1997-12-01), Ball
patent: 6066119 (2000-05-01), Ball
patent: 6067669 (2000-05-01), Peterson
Eloshway Charles R.
WCM Industries, Inc.
Zarley McKee Thomte Voorhees & Sease
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