Title: Disposable sink strainer

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1. A disposable sink strainer adapted to be mounted on top of a conventional sink basket in a sink and removed therefrom, comprising:

a cylindrical portion having a plurality of openings therein forming a plurality of vertical columns;

a bottom portion substantially constituting a disc and integrally connected and depending from a lowermost portion of said cylindrical portion, said bottom portion being formed with a plurality of holes therein;

said cylindrical walls being of a size adapted to fit complementarily in said conventional sink strainer;

a rim extending horizontally and radially outwardly and integrally from an uppermost portion of said cylindrical portion and adapted to snugly engage the sides of the base of said sink; and

means integrally connected with said rim to remove said disposable sink strainer from said conventional sink strainer and sink.

2. The disposable sink strainer, as recited in claim 1 wherein:

said rim is aligned substantially with a base of a sink adjacent to the drain; and

said integrally connected means including two tabs aligned 180.degree. apart from each other and extending from an outer peripheral edge of said rim and inclined upwardly relative thereto forming an acute angle with said base of the sink.

3. The disposable sink strainer, as recited in claim 2 wherein:

said tabs each have parallel edges and a circular rounded portion at a free end thereof, the distance between said edges, constituting the width of said tabs, being substantially equal to the annular width of said rim.

4. The disposable sink strainer as recited in claim 3 wherein:

said openings are circular and form said columns offset adjacent one another.

5. The disposable sink strainer, as recited in claim 1 wherein:

said openings are elongated and are aligned forming said vertical columns and two circumferential rows.

6. The disposable sink strainer as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a central cylindrical extension internally formed upwardly from said bottom portion and defining a hollow complementarily engaging on a knob of a conventional sink basket.

Other info:

Inventors: Robbins, David (New York, NY, US)

Application Number: 567039
Filing Date: 1975-04-10
Publication_date: 1976-09-28
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 4/292
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2025281	Dec, 1935	Harvey	4/290.
2033285	Mar, 1936	Harvey	4/290.
2077516	Apr, 1937	Dant	4/286.
2512867	Jun, 1950	Marcussen	4/287.
2569615	Oct, 1951	Link	4/287.
3007179	Nov, 1961	Bertulli	4/287.
3596294	Aug, 1971	Hoffman	4/287.
3800339	Apr, 1974	Bergin	4/286.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Artis, Henry K.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Collard; Allison C.