US 12,421,706 B1
Sink strainer with channels allowing water flow
Jack Kirk Hu, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to GoGetter Inventions LLC, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by Jack Kirk Hu, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/217,999.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/671,345, filed on Jul. 15, 2024.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/264 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/264 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sink strainer (100) for preventing clogs in a sink drain, comprising:
a rim (101) adapted to sit on the sink drain, the rim (101) having an exterior circumference greater than the sink drain's circumference and an interior circumference;
a perforated cup (102) extending from the rim (101), the cup (102) comprising:
a circular top portion connected to the rim's (101) interior circumference,
a perforated bottom portion (201), and
a perforated cylindrical wall connecting the top and bottom portions;
multiple perforated water flow channels (107), each channel comprising:
a perforated face plate (105) extending above the rim's (101) exterior circumference,
a perforated upper ridge (104) extending above the rim (101), connecting the face plate (105) to the cup (102), and
a perforated lower tunnel (106) extending above the cup's (102) cylindrical wall, connecting the upper ridge (104) to the perforated bottom portion (201);
wherein the water flow channels (107) allow water to flow through the strainer (100) and into the drain.