Patent ID: 11927002
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A hair entrapment device for retaining loose hair entering a drainage well of a drain, the device comprising:
an annular sleeve body having an upper open end and a lower open end respectively defining a top opening and a bottom opening, the annular sleeve body comprising a sidewall extending between the upper open end and the lower open end;
a central hub;
a plurality of planar spokes radially extending between the central hub and portions of an inner surface of the sidewall, defining spoke openings between the central hub, the spokes and the inner surface; and
a plurality of tines extending from a top surface of the spokes towards the top opening, each of the plurality of tines being spaced a parallel distance from each other, defining channels substantially uniform in width therebetween, wide enough to receive strands of hair therein;
wherein fluid flows the through the top opening, through the spoke openings and through the bottom opening into the drain and any loose hair flowing therewith, is retained in the channels substantially uniform in width between the plurality of tines.