Patent ID: 6192532
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A47K,E03C

Abstract:
A drain replacement device for replacing a drain in a drain hole of a fixture, the drain replacement device comprising:a drain sleeve for inserting into a drain hole of a fixture, the drain sleeve having an open upper end, an open lower end and a peripheral side wall extending between the upper and lower ends, a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the upper end for resting on a portion of the fixture adjacent to the drain hole;a plurality of mounting assemblies for securing the drain sleeve in the drain hole of the fixture, each of the mounting assemblies comprising:an aperture in the flange of the drain sleeve;a support sleeve mounted on an outer surface of the peripheral side wall of the drain sleeve, the support sleeve having a lumen extending through the support sleeve;a rod extending through the aperture in the flange and through the lumen of the support sleeve, the rod being rotatable with respect to the flange, the rod having a portion with a threaded exterior surface;a mounting member rotatably mounted on the rod, the mounting member being rotatable by rotation of the rod between a retracted position and an extended position, the retracted position being characterized by the mounting member being positioned adjacent to the peripheral side wall, the retracted position permitting insertion of the drain sleeve into the drain hole, the extended position being characterized by the mounting member being extended substantially radially outward from the peripheral side wall for permitting an engaging surface of the mounting member to engage the underside of a rim about the drain hole in the fixture; anda rib extending radially outward from an outer surface of the peripheral side wall, the rib restricting the rotation of the mounting member beyond the extended position;wherein rotation of the rod rotates the mounting member from a retracted position to an extended position abutted against the rib, and further rotation of the rod advances the mounting member toward the flange for pinching the rim of the drain hole between the flange and the mounting member.