Disposable drain strainer

摘要

A drain strainer that includes a vacuum cup defining a ring-shaped base that has an inverted generally conical first shell projecting upwardly therefrom, which shell has a number of circumferentially and vertically spaced first drain openings therein that are of substantial area. Due to the vacuum cups forming a part thereof, the base may be removably secured to the bottom of a sink to encircle the drain discharge formed in the latter. The external surface of the shell and the upper surface of the base merge into a downwardly and inwardly extending ring-shaped area in which stringy material such as hair, and the like, will accumulate rather than passing through the first drain openings. When it is desired to restrict the size of solid particles passing to the discharge opening, a second generally conical shell formed from metal foil, or the like, overlies the first shell, with the second shell having a number of spaced second drain openings formed therein that are radially aligned with the first drain openings but are of substantially smaller area. The second shell is removably supported on the first shell, and this second shell is so inexpensive that it may be discarded when it becomes clogged with foreign material.