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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Juan Escobar, New York, NY (US);
Troy Phipps, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Kiechel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Katz, New York, NY (US);
Juan Escobar, New York, NY (US);
Troy Phipps, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Kiechel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Katz, New York, NY (US);
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.