Descending Spiral Waste Draining Sink Hole Insert

Abstract

A descending spiral sink drain hole insert is comprised of a ring, an attached descending, circular spiral, and preferably (but not necessarily) a metallic material. This ring sits flush against a sink surface, suspending the spiral inside of a sink drain hole, where it allows waste and water to drain downward, yet shields any splattering debris from resurging when a garbage disposal unit is operated. The preferably metallic material would be ideal for easy-cleaning, sturdy quality, dirt-resistance, and easy handling.

Claims

1. A ring sits flush against the sink instead of having to insert entire unit into sink drain hole, which suspends attached spiral inside sink drain hole and allows entire unit to be easily removed and reinserted and prevents unit from falling into drain hole and/or disposal unit.

2. The circular, descending spiral rests inside of the sink drain hole and allows waste and debris to drain downward but provides 360-degree protection from debris splattering back up.

3. Unit is intended to be constructed from a sturdy, heat-resistant, dishwasher-safe, dirt-resistant, and easy-to-clean material, but by no means does it have to abide by these construction parameters, neither must it have to look as illustrated and can be assembled as necessary to be any size, material, shape, or angle as long as it utilizes the concept of being able to drain from above and block anything from below.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0003] FIG. 1 shows the unit by itself (its ideal design, shape, and 2-piece construction)

[0004] FIG. 2 shows the top view of the unit looking down

[0005] FIG. 3 shows the unit installed in a standard kitchen sink (illustrated as installed in-between the sink drain's circular wall but leaving the perspective of seeing part of this wall removed to show the invention itself)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Referencing FIG. 1, the ring 1 is attached to the descending spiral 2. This ring 1 sits flush against a sink surface and allows the spiral 2 to descend in the sink drain hole opening. The unit installed into a sink hole is shown in FIG. 3, where 3 designates the thick-line shaded area as the sink and 4 (shaded with thin lines) is the actual circular wall that is the sink drain hole in which the spiral 2 rests suspended by the unit's ring 1.

[0007] The spiral 2 will allow waste to drain on/down it in a descending manner to its bottom edge where this waste will fall into the garbage disposal unit. Ideally, this spiral 2 would be made of metal and possibly coated with non-stick material. The entire unit (the ring 1 and the spiral 2) would ideally be made of a sturdy, dishwasher-resistant, non-stick material for maximum efficiency with dirt-resistance and easy cleaning. All possible variations of this design are still included with this concept, however, regardless of what would ideally perform its function the best. This spiral 2 will then shield the operator of the garbage disposal unit from splattering waste, water, and debris with its 360-degree coverage over the sink drain hole and garbage disposal unit.

[0008] FIG. 2 shows a perspective of the unit from the top showing the ring 1 and the shaded area as the spiral 2.