Patent ID: 6588803
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: E03C,F16L

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing an adjustable plumbing fixture for connecting the tail piece of a sink to a drainpipe consisting of:a) a trap, said trap further comprising a conduit having a bend therein, said trap having a first inlet end and a second outlet end; b) a threaded portion disposed on said inlet end and said outlet end; c) a pair of lock nuts for mating to said threaded portion of said inlet end and said outlet end; d) an enlarged portion on both said outlet end and inlet end of said trap, said enlarged portions having a greater diameter than the drainpipe for receiving the end of the drainpipe therein and the tail piece of said sink, respectively; e) a straight inlet pipe connected directly to said trap, through a wall of the enlarged portion of the inlet end of said trap between said inlet end of said trap and said bend of said trap for connection of a dishwasher outlet hose thereto, said inlet pipe being at right angles to said wall, the enlarged portion of the inlet end of said trap being longer than the enlarged portion of the outlet end of said trap; f) a deflector within said trap for directing downwardly wastewater from said dishwasher entering said trap through said straight inlet pipe, said deflector comprising a curved member extending from an inside wall of said pipe above the inlet of said inlet pipe and extending downwardly and ending below the bottom of the inlet of said inlet pipe; and g) means for allowing the lowering of said trap when said drainpipe incorrectly roughed in requiring the trap to be lowered.