Patent ID: 8590065

Claim:
A stopper assembly for a drain system of a fluid basin, the drain system comprising a control element for use in plugging and unplugging the fluid basin, the stopper assembly comprising: a stopper head having a seal to sealingly engage the drain system of the fluid basin when the stopper assembly is moved from a drain position to a plug position; a strainer coupled to the stopper head to strain at least a portion of a flow of fluid passing through the drain system of the fluid basin when the stopper assembly is installed and the stopper head is in the drain position, the strainer detachably coupled to the stopper head to facilitate replacement of the strainer with a replacement strainer; and a stopper body having a coupling feature that is operably coupleable to the control element for moving the stopper assembly between the drain position and the plug position, and the stopper body being detachably coupled to the stopper head and the strainer to enable selective removal of the stopper head and the strainer from the stopper body while the stopper body remains installed for use and coupled to the control element, and wherein the stopper head includes at least one actuatable element to selectively release the strainer from the stopper head.