Patent ID: 8365343
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B08B,E03C

Abstract:
1. A drain cleaning implement for cleaning debris from a drain cup in a sink, wherein the drain cup includes a recessed lower portion having an annular sidewall that extends downwardly to a generally flat bottom having drain openings therein, with a raised basket strainer attachment nut extending upwardly from the center of the bottom, the drain cleaning implement comprising: a generally cylindrical cutting member that fits inside the recessed lower portion of the drain cup, the cutting member having a lower end that abuts the bottom of the lower portion of the drain cup, the lower end of the cutting member having a recessed central portion that fits over the strainer attachment nut such that a lower surface of the cutting member can extend into abutting engagement with the bottom of the drain cup, the lower end including a plurality of cutting grooves therein with cutting edges on the grooves, such that downward pressure and rotation of the cutting member against debris in the lower portion of the drain cup causes the debris to be cut up by the cutting edges and pressed through the drain openings in the bottom of the drain cup by the lower surface of the cutting member; and a handle connected to an upper side of the cutting member and extending upwardly therefrom, the handle being grippable from a position above the cutting member and being manually rotatable so as to rotate and press down on the cutting member while the cutting member is positioned in the lower portion of the drain cup, downward pressure on the handle as it is rotated causing the cutting member to cut up debris and force it through the openings in the bottom of the lower portion of the drain cup, thereby clearing the drain cup.