Patent ID: 8307468

Claim:
An improved plunger comprising: a hollow shaft vertically extending upwards from a crest of an inverted rubber plunger cup; a generally V-shaped handle attached to a top distal end of said shaft, wherein said handle comprises: two mirrored arms that face inwards so that neither of said arms nor said shaft share a vertical or a horizontal plane; hence, all of the arms and the shaft travel in separate planes, said handle further is removably detachable from said plunger so that it can be washed, disinfected, and sanitized; a base that is a leg vertically extending downwards a length where said arms meet; at least one extension shaft portion to extend a height of said shaft; a threaded rod to connect said shaft to said plunger; a continuous sidewall extending vertically from said rim and thereby forming a mouth of a cavity and tapering to a horizontal plane, said sidewall extending nearly vertically upwards to extend a height, and hence a volume, of said plunger cup; and, a series of ribs spaced radially about said sidewall and formed along a vertical centerline of the plunger cup as a thickened protrusion of the sidewall, wherein said ribs provide a rebound resiliency to said sidewall to prevent collapse of said sidewall when the plunger cup is depressed, thereby allowing for the sidewall to rebound to its original shape; a cavity at a crest of said plunger cup that travels a vertical depth to accommodate a first length of said threaded rod, wherein said first length of said threaded rod comprises a circumference slightly smaller than that of said cavity; and, a second, remaining length of said threaded rod comprising a second circumference slightly smaller than that of a hollow depth protruding from at least at a distal end of said shaft, wherein said depth at said distal end of said shaft comprises corresponding threads along an inner shaft wall which mate with those on said second, remaining length; wherein said cavity comprises corresponding threads across its inner wall that mate with those on said first length of the rod; wherein said cavity receives said first length of said rod while said second, remaining length is received in said depth of said shaft.