US2190278A - Combination drain and plug - Google Patents

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Feb. 13, 1940.

A. c. WIEDOFF COMBINATION D RA IN AND PLUG Filed Aug. '27, 1958 Inventnr' FI.E.W IE duff Fittcmnex s' Patented Feb. 13,1 940 2 190 278 .ss, rrs'r OFFICE a 2,190,278 i i 1 1 i 5 I COMBINATION DRAIN AND PLUG mits o. w ave, Milwaukee, Wish" 7 He -elicits min ster, [1938, Serial Nassau!) I ;(Cl. 4-287) Thistinvention appertains to plumbing, and bowl B and the waste pipe D are of the usual: or d more particularly to sinks, basins, tubs;, and the any preferred character, and the wash bowlBiis like. I 1 w a 7 provided with the usual Qo ver-fiow passage fi,

One of the primary objectsof my inventionis which leads into the drain pipe D. Thedrain 1 U 55;? to provide a novel plug "for the waste pipes of pipe D leads "to the usual trap, and thence to the. 5 1

Wash basins and the like, whereby to effectively main outlet.- a l e prevent the passage of debris into the wastepipe In accordance with my invention, a flanged when the plug is unseated to permit the draining threaded", sleevefi is placed through the drain I v of waterfrorn the basin into the waste pipe. A opening of the wash basin and is securely fas l; "Another salient object of my invention is to tened thereto bya lock nut l. sleeve fiis con- 1015 0 one which can be placedupon the market at a this guidesleeve snugly engages the inner surface reasonable cost. k n d of the threaded'sleeve 6'so' that the entire plug 1 ,2 With these and other objects inview, the invencan be raised and lowered without tilting move tion consistsin the novel constructiomarrangement. r i j i ment, and formation of parts, as will be'herein- I The upper, end of the cylindrical sleeve 55 has 5 40 wash basin equipped with myinvention.

55 letter D a drain or waste pipe therefor, The Wash 1 pipe will, have to passthrough the strainer sleeve, 5

, provide means for so 'constructingthe plug that nected to the drain orwas'te pipe D by means of a when the same is in its seated'positicn, debris union nut 8. Theu fianged upper end of the from the overflow will be prevented from going threaded sleevefi fits aroundthe opening in the I into the drain pipeja basin, and forms avalve oriplug seat 9. Across lli A further important object of 'my invention is bar I!) is carried bythe threaded sleeve C5, and 15 a to provide a plug "for wash basinsand the, like, the, ends of the cross bar are secured firmly tothe having formed thereon or attached thereto a threadedsleeve, an'Las shown, the bar extends w screen, whereby to effectively holdbaclr all foreign diametrically across the sleeve, (The sleeve has matter and prevent such foreign matter from i an opening H formed therein for communication ,1 draining into the waste pipe'i W with-theover-fiow passage 5 of the wash basin." 20,

A further object of my inventionisjtoprovide My novel drain plug t2 can be formed ironi novel means for constructingthe plug" dstrainer brass, or other desired material, and the plug can whereby the plug and strainer carrfb be plated to enhance the appearance thereof. The lowered toa closed position, and alsoweadily plug l2includes a head or, plug body 13,, the raised and held in an open position forperrnitting peripheral edge of which isbeveled with snug en- 25 the draining of water into the waste pipe. Q gagement with the seat Elin the sleeve ii. The I A still further object ofiny invention is to ro: upper edge of-th'e header body 83 has formed 'vide an improved device of the aboveycharacte'rg thereon a finger grip lmwhereby the plug can be which will be durable andfefiicient in use, one conveniently rais ed or lowered Dependingfronrji 1 that will be simple andeasy to 'rnanufacture, and the body; it is a cylindrical guide sleeve '15, and '30 i after more specifically described, claim'ed, and, formed therein a plurality'of minute openings illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which and hence the sleeve constitutes a strainer. The "drawing: 1 I strainer sleeve it can either-be formed integral Figure l is a central vertical section through 'a' with the head or body 53, or can beformeclseparately therefrom and be rigidly secured thereto 4 FigureZ is a fragmentary sectional view, simiin any known manner. 'Ihelower edge of the lar to Figure l, but showingthe plug in lowered strainer sleeve 55 has formed therein upwardly position. l v extending notches or slots Hi These slots or Figure 3 is a detailedsectionalview; similar to notches ll -are diametricallyopposite one another, Figure 2,'but showing amodified form of my inand haveja width equal to the width of the cross 45 vention, the view being takenon the line 33 of bar ill. j i z Figure 4 looking in the direction of thearrows. I In use of myimproved strainer and plug, the f Figure 4 is a detailed horizontal section taken same is inserted within the threaded sleeve 6, as I i on the line d4l of Figures, looking in the direcshown in Figure 1, and the plug andstrainer are tiono'f the arrows. I r turned'so that the slots orno'tches ll will beout 50 1 Referring to the drawing. ink detail, wherein of alinement with the cross bar ill, and thus the similar reference I characters designate correlower edgeyof the strainer willrest upon the cross Spondingparts throughout the severalviewsfthe 'bar ill and beheld in a raised elevated position. letter B generally indicates a washbowlQand the All water ,flowing from "the basin into the Waste and hence all debris, such as hair, hair-pins, and the like, will be retained, and will be prevented from entering into and clogging up the waste pipe.

By turning the plug E2 to aline the notches or slots I! with the cross bar ill, the plug can be dropped down so that the beveled edge thereof will rest on screened.

v clud-e a depending rod [8.

Obviously, the entire plug I2 can be uicklyre moved from the drain pipe for cleaning purposes, and as there is nothing to get out of repair, the plug can be freely manipulated by the ordinary housewife.

In public buildings it may be necessary to take precautions against the removal of the plug I2 from the basins by unscrupulous persons. In Figure 3 I have illustrated one method of accomplishing this purpose. This means can in- The rod ,can be threaded into the head or body It of the plug l2. The cross bar NJ has formed thereina central opening it, for slidably receiving the rod 18.

' The lower end of the rod can have threaded lized in conjunction with wash-tubs, sinks, and

- and, obviously, upon the lifting of the plug the,

the like. My device is exceptionally easy tov operate,

same can be either turned to the right or left, and as soon as the slots I! ride past the bar it) the plug will be held against downward movement. While I have shown the openings'as' being round, it is to be understood that the same can be of any shape, either long, square, or the like.

Changes in details may be made Without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. The combination with a sink, basin, or the like, having a drain opening, a drain pipe, a

flanged, threaded sleeve fitted in the drain opening with the flanged edge disposed around the drain opening, a nut holding the threaded sleeve in position, a union connecting the sleeve with the drain pipe,'and a cross bar carried by the sleeve and extending diametrically across the same, of a plug for the sleeve including a solid bodyhaving a beveled peripheral edge for fitting against the inner surface of the flanged sleeve, a depending cylindrical member carried by the body and snugly fitted within the sleeve, saidmember having a plurality of minute perforations therein adjacent to the body, and slots drain opening, a nut holding the threaded sleeve tions therein adjacent to the body, slots in its lower edge, the. slots receiving the cross bar when the plug is in. one position for permitting the lower end of the plug of the body to rest on the sleeve and saidcross bar holding the plug in elevated position when the lower edge of the plug rests upon the cross bar, and means carried by the plug slidable on the crossbar.

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