Patent ID: 6978528

Claim:
A device for supporting a drain basket and coupler assembly during installation or removal of the drain basket and coupler assembly, said device comprising: a tubular housing having a top end a bottom end; a pair of rods, each of said rods extending through said tubular housing, wherein each of said rods includes a pair of arms extending outwardly away from said tubular housing, each of said arms having a free end; a plurality of extension members, each of said extension members being elongated and having a first end and a second end; a plurality of couplers, each of said couplers being adapted coupling together one of said free ends of said arms and one of said first ends of said extension members such that a length of each of said arms and an associated one of said extension members may be selectively adjusted, wherein each of said extension members may be selectively extended such that said second ends abut side walls of a sink; a flexible tether having an upper end a lower end, said upper end being positioned within said tubular housing and attached to one of said rods, said lower end extending away from said rods and outward through said bottom end of said housing; a fastener being attached to said lower end of said tether; a weight being removably attached to said fastener; and wherein said bottom end of said housing is abutted against the drain basket and said tether extends through a central area of the drain basket such that the drain basket is secured in place, and wherein the tether is selectively extended through the coupler assembly such that the coupler assembly is supported on the tether between said weight and the drain basket.