Michael C Casto

US Patent:

20140346100, Nov 27, 2014

Filed:

May 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/899159

Inventors:

Eric Marshall Harlan - Ripley WV, US
Michael Allen Casto - Given WV, US

International Classification:

E03C 1/264

US Classification:

210163

Abstract:

An overflow strainer includes: a restraining portion (two or more tabs configured to prevent the overflow strainer from falling down the overflow tube, and/or a lip configured for the same purpose); a sealing portion (a lip configured to seal against the top of the overflow tube, and/or a body configured to seal against an internal wall of the overflow tube, and/or a concentric outer seal configured to seal against an external wall of the overflow tube); and a mesh portion configured to block waste solids while allowing fluids to pass. Further, a handle may facilitate the user extracting the overflow strainer from inside of the overflow tube. The mesh portion may be substantially conical or cylindrical or hemispherical.