Patent ID: 9574335
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: E03C,F16K

Claim:
1. A drain trap adaptor adapted to allow draining of a drain trap and said drain trap adaptor and retrieval of a material trapped within the drain trap, wherein the drain trap having a first drain pipe having an entry portion and an exit portion and a second drain pipe extending from the exit portion of the first drain pipe and a bore disposed substantially at the exit portion of the first drain pipe and the first drain pipe and the second drain pipe collectively traps a first volumetric size of drainage, said drain trap adaptor comprising: (a) a ball valve having an inlet end, an outlet end, an actuation shaft and an actuation lever having a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said actuation shaft and a second portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said actuation shaft, said second portion is disposed at an obtuse angle relative to said first portion at about 135 degrees, wherein said inlet end of said valve is adapted to connect to the bore; and (b) a container having a second volumetric size, said container is adapted to connect to the outlet end of said valve, wherein said container is configured to selectively receive the drainage and the material trapped within the drain trap and upon opening of said valve, the drainage can be collected and the material can be retrieved when said container is removed from said valve.