Disposable sink and drain protector and rubbish collector

A sink and drain protector and rubbish collector for protecting the surface of a sink. The protector includes a plastic rectangular sheet having a perforated slit therein such that a faucet on the sink protrudes through the slit when the protector is placed in the sink basin. Further, the protector extends over an upper surface of the sink and partially covers an outer surface of the sink which depends from the upper surface.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Sink drains are often clogged with debris that falls into the sink and the 
sink basin surface is often marred by such debris. Further, valuables such 
as jewelry often fall into the drain and are difficult to retrieve. 
Accordingly, there is a need for a sink and drain protector which would 
enable the sink to be used without debris or valuables falling in the 
drain and which would also protect the surface of the sink basin. 
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
My present invention solves the problem of debris clogging a sink drain and 
valuables falling into the sink drain and also protects the surface of the 
sink. The sink and drain protector and rubbish collector that I have 
developed can be readily placed over all presently known sink and faucet 
structures without the use of tools or outside fastening elements. This 
protector is made from polyethylene plastic and can be used to remove 
waste which falls into the sink by simply gathering edges of the protector 
and tying them off with a tie. 
The sink and drain protector and rubbish collector comprises a single sheet 
of plastic which can conform to the inner surface of the sink by smoothing 
the protector over the sink surface. Further, the protector includes a 
perforated slit which can be torn open in order to enable the water faucet 
and water faucet hot and cold control handles to protrude through the 
protector and thereby enable the faucet to be accessible and useable to a 
user when the protector is in place over the sink. The protector also 
extends over the top edges of the sink and over at least a portion of the 
outer edge surfaces of the sink in order to further protect the sink. 
These and other features of the present invention may be more fully 
appreciated when considered in light of the following specification and 
drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring now to the figures, and in particular FIG. 2, there is shown a 
sink 5 having a basin 3 therein, a drain 4 in the bottom of the basin, an 
upper, substantially horizontal surface 6 surrounding the basin, an outer 
surface 8 depending from the upper surface and a water faucet and hot and 
cold water faucet control knob assembly 7. The sink and drain protector 
and rubbish collector 1 of the present invention, as best seen in FIGS. 1 
and 3, is made from a square or rectangular sheet of flexible polyethylene 
plastic material and includes a perforated slit 2 positioned approximately 
three inches from an edge of the sheet. 
In use, the perforated slit 2 of the protector 1 is torn open to form an 
aperture in the protector and the protector is placed within the sink 
basin 3 while the faucet assembly 7 protrudes through the aperture. The 
protector 1 is then smoothed to conform to the inner surface of the sink 
to thereby cover the drain such that water and other debris entering the 
sink basin cannot pass into the drain and protect the sink surface. 
Further, outer edges of the protector extend over the upper surface 6 and 
partially cover the outer surface 8 to further protect the sink. 
If desired, debris which has collected in the sink basin and over the 
protector can be collected by gathering edges of the protector and tying 
them off with a tie 9, as shown in FIG. 4.