Patent ID: 6915814

Claim:
A pipe trap for a drainage system, comprising: an elbow unit consisting of a tubular section constructed of plastic, metal or another suitable substance commonly in use in plumbing trade, constructed in a “U” or “J” shape typical to the plumbing trade, said elbow unit also comprising: threads or other suitable means of connecting the elbow unit to standard plumbing pipes emanating from sinks and other washing units, a threaded section into which the threads of a retention container can fit, a slotted extrusion on either side of said tubular section into which a screen can fit, a screen which functions as a filtering device, shaped such that it fits into said slotted extrusion on said elbow unit, where, said screen is located in such a position where part of it will remain in that portion of a “J” or “U” portion of a drain pipe form a sink that is normally full of wastewater from the sink, a retention container which consists of threads which allow said retention container to be screwed into said elbow unit, a cylindrical portion, a top connecting said cylindrical portion to said threads, a bottom, and a purge valve built into said cylindrical portion, where the retention container can be built from clear plastic, such that a person can view the contents of the retention container, and where the screen is coated with a biodegrading enhancing substance which dissolves gradually over time in a time release manner.