Patent ID: 6212709
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A shower drain tool, comprising:a shower drain commonly used as a drain for a shower having a tile floor, the shower drain comprising a threaded flange which is rotated onto a threaded drain pipe, the shower drain further comprising a rim, the rim being mounted to the flange with a shower pan membrane captured between the flange and the rim, the rim having an upper edge and internal ribs;a blade for engagement with the ribs of the shower drain so that the drain can be rotated by torque applied to the blade;a stabilizer plate connected to the blade to seat the tool on the upper edge of the rim of the shower drain, the diameter of the stabilizer plate being sufficient that the stabilizer plate frictionally engages the upper edge of the rim to maintain the tool seated on the drain while the tool is being rotated and to prevent the tool from falling through the drain into the drain pipe; andmeans coupled to the stabilizer plate for imparting rotation to the blade.