Patent ID: 6718852
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
An apparatus for pushing refuse into a garbage disposal unit, said apparatus comprising:a plunger member which exhibits a first outer dimension that is sized to be inserted through an opening of a sink garbage disposal unit, said plunger member extending from a first end of said apparatus to a point between said first end and a second end of said apparatus, said plunger member exhibiting a solid, substantially non-flexible outer surface; a stopper member that is sized to prevent its insertion through said opening of a sink garbage disposal unit, said stopper member being of a second outer dimension that is greater than said first outer dimension of said plunger member, said stopper member being positioned adjacent to said plunger member between said first and second ends of the apparatus, said stopper member being located within a middle one-third of said apparatus along a longitudinal axis between said first and second ends; a handle member that extends from said stopper member toward said second end of said apparatus, said handle member exhibiting a third outer dimension that is less than said second outer dimension of said stopper member, said handle member exhibiting a solid, substantially non-flexible outer surface; and a knob member that is located at said second end of said apparatus, and is adjacent to said handle member, said knob member having a rounded outer contour shape that, in combination with said handle member, enhances a gripping capability of a human hand; wherein said handle member exhibits a gradually curved, convex-shaped surface between said stopper member and said knob member.