Patent ID: 7650651

Claim:
A drain closure, comprising: a drain basket with an inlet defined by a flange and being connected through a tube to an opposite outlet and with at least one cross member carried inside the tube that extends inwardly with respect to an inner surface of the tube; a slide shaft with a coupler end, which is connected to the at least one cross member, and extending to a slide stop about an intermediate slide contour; a closure assembly movably received on the slide shaft about a slide bore defined in the closure assembly and that extends between a superiorly positioned handle portion and an opposite second end, the closure assembly further including a clearing tool projecting inferiorly from the second end; and at least one blade incorporated in the clearing tool and projecting inferiorly from the second end and having a cutting edge, with the blade positionally keyed about the clearing tool to coact with the at least one cross member; wherein the at least one cross member includes at least one shear edge positioned to cooperate in a shearing action with the cutting edge as the closure assembly is moved about the slide shaft.