Patent ID: 9534365
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E03C,E03F

Claim:
1. A drain chain system configured in size and shape to be at least partially placed through one of a plurality of holes in a drain cover that is positioned over a drain of a shower or tub and to position a chain within the drain during use of the shower or tub, the drain chain system comprising: a flexible chain that is composed of a plurality of interconnecting chain elements that are configured in size and shape to pass through one of the holes in the drain cover of the drain of the shower or tub; a cap that is connected to the flexible chain, the cap being configured in size and shape to engage the drain cover while the flexible chain is positioned within the drain, through said one of the holes in the drain cover, and in such a manner as to keep the cap from falling completely through the hole of the drain cover, the cap further being configured in size and shape to engage the drain cover without preventing water from flowing through the drain cover into the drain when the cap is positioned over the drain cover during use; and a plurality of interactive members which are distinguished from the interconnecting chain elements and which are positioned along and connected to the flexible chain, the interactive members being composed of a rubber material or a non-metal material that is different than a material of the flexible chain and interconnecting chain elements, the interactive members being configured to entangle at least some of the hair in the drain when the flexible chain is positioned within the drain.