Patent ID: 9611631
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: E03C

Claim:
1. A drain stopper assembly for a drain pipe of a basin, the drain stopper comprising: a plunger head including a seal to sealingly engage a drain pipe when in a lowered position and to allow passage of fluid when in a raised position; a plunger body coupled to the plunger head and configured to move with the plunger head between the lowered position and the raised position; a lever arm operably coupled to the plunger body and configured to move the plunger body and the plunger head from the lowered position to the raised position; and a screen removably coupled to the plunger head and configured to block debris from passing into the drain pipe when the plunger head is in the raised position, the screen including an annular support collar, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced flexible fingers extending downwardly from the support collar, each of the plurality of fingers including an upper end coupled to the support collar, and a lower end freely suspended below the upper end and the support collar, such that the lower ends are configured to move independently of each other.