Patent ID: 9139989
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B01D,E03C,E03F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A floor drain system, comprising: a floor drain body, having a circular lower portion defining an outlet and an upper portion defining an inlet, the inlet configured to removably receive a horizontal drain grate, the drain body including a circular recess below the inlet and above the outlet and concentric with the outlet, the circular recess having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of the outlet; and a hair trap, configured to be horizontally removably disposed in the circular recess below the drain grate, having a planar circular rim of a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the outlet, the planar circular rim having a generally flat top surface, the hair trap having a perimeter and defining a center, and a plurality of radial prongs extending from the rim toward the center in a single array, each prong having a proximal portion that is coplanar with the circular rim and includes a generally flat top surface that is generally coplanar with the top surface of the circular rim, and a free distal end that is only upwardly curved from the plane of the circular rim and the top surface, the prongs defining an unobstructed central drainage pathway within the drain body, and the upwardly curved distal end being oriented to catch hair that is washed into the inlet.