Hair straining device
View Patent ↗A straining device includes a top seal element, a central cylinder element and a bottom seal element and is positioned in a drain pipe of a shower, sink or bathtub to prevent hair from clogging the drain pipe while providing an aesthetically appealing appearance and allowing for easy cleaning.
1. A hair straining device comprising:
a central tube;
an upper wall;
a lower wall;
the central tube comprising a tube body, a top opening, a bottom opening, a plurality of side openings and a hollow core;
the top opening and the bottom opening each axially traversing through the tube body;
the top opening and the bottom opening being oppositely located to each other;
the plurality of side openings laterally traversing through the tube body;
the plurality of side openings being located in between the top opening and the bottom opening;
the hollow core being surrounded by the tube body;
the hollow core being in communication with the top opening, the bottom opening and the plurality of side openings;
the upper wall comprising an upper body and a plurality of upper openings;
the upper body being connected with the tube body;
the upper body being adjacently positioned to the top opening;
the plurality of upper openings axially traversing through the upper body;
the lower wall comprising a lower body, a lower opening, a plurality of lower holes, a ridge and a plurality of protrusions;
the lower body being connected with the tube body;
the lower body being adjacently positioned to the bottom opening;
the tube body being located in between the upper body and the lower body;
the lower opening axially traversing through the lower body;
the lower opening being in communication with the bottom opening;
the plurality of lower holes axially traversing through the lower body;
the plurality of lower holes being not in communication with the bottom opening;
the plurality of lower holes being peripherally distributed around the tube body;
the ridge being perimetrically formed on the lower body;
the ridge being tapered towards the upper body;
a radial diameter of the lower body being larger than a radial diameter of the tube body and smaller than a radial diameter of the upper body;
the tube body, the upper body, the lower body and the ridge each being made of a resilient material;
the plurality of protrusions being connected with the lower body;
the lower body being located in between the tube body and each of the plurality of protrusions;
the plurality of protrusions being peripherally distributed around the lower opening;
each of the plurality of protrusions axially extending away from the lower body;
a corresponding protrusion among the plurality of protrusions being located in between the lower opening and a corresponding lower hole among the plurality of lower holes; and
the plurality of protrusions each being made of a resilient material.
2. The hair straining device of claim 1 comprising:
the top opening and the bottom opening being aligned with each other.
3. The hair straining device of claim 1 comprising:
the plurality of upper openings being in communication with the top opening.