Patent ID: 6023795
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
An improved washbasin drain assembly, for fitting in an outlet opening of a washbasin and connecting to a waste line, the outlet opening defining an annular inner margin, the washbasin drain assembly comprising a drain body which defines a drain passage sized to extend from the interior space of the washbasin to the waste line, a drain plug in cooperative engagement with the drain passage for opening and closing the drain passage, a sieve fitted removably in the drain body downstream of the drain plug relative to a direction of flow of liquid from the basin to the waste line, the sieve including a mesh cup having a circular opening at its lower end and a tube extending upward from the opening, a seat having a flange sized to extend over the annular inner margin of the outlet opening, and a lift rod extending through the tube and coupled to the drain plug to open and close the drain passage.