Patent ID: 8505125

Claim:
A drain strainer, comprising: an outer ring defining an outer dimension and an outer opening, and further including a ledge disposed about the outer opening and recessed beneath the plane of the outer ring, the ledge further defining an inner opening and including a plurality of recess drain holes; a basket with a plurality of basket drain holes and an upper opening, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the basket is coupled to the edge of the inner opening of the ledge; a hinge directly coupled to one of either the basket or the outer ring; a drain plate directly coupled to the hinge and dimensioned to cover the upper opening of the basket and fit within and cover the recessed ledge of the outer ring when the hinge is in a closed position, wherein the drain plate has at least one drain plate drain hole that overlaps at least one of the plurality of recess drain holes; and wherein the drain strainer is dimensioned to fit directly within and interconnect to a user's existing drain.