IP Library Granted Patent US 10,273,671
Granted Patent B2
US 10,273,671 · App. 15/251,730 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Drain cover

Inventors: Alan Wisniewski (Stouffville, CA); Anthony Keeler (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: Umbra LLC
E03C1/262A47K1/14
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Patent No.
US 10,273,671
App. No.
15/251,730
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drain cover including a positioning member arranged to surround an opening of a pipe of a drain and fit within the pipe, the positioning member including a plurality of openings, and a resilient sealing member connected to the positioning member at a center point, the resilient sealing member including a rim arranged concentrically about the center point. The rim contacts the positioning member to prevent fluid from passing through the plurality of openings in a closed position. The rim does not contact the positioning member to allow fluid to pass through the plurality of openings in an open position.

Claims (31)

1. A drain cover, comprising:

a positioning member arranged to surround an opening of a pipe of a drain and fit within the pipe, the positioning member further comprising:

a plurality of openings;

an annular portion arranged to surround the opening of the pipe; and,

a cylindrical portion arranged to fit within the pipe, the cylindrical portion connected to the annular portion forming an angle therebetween, the cylindrical portion extending below the annular portion and; and,

a resilient sealing member connected to the positioning member at a center point, the resilient sealing member further including a rim arranged concentrically about the center point, the resilient sealing member extending above the annular portion.

2. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the rim contacts the positioning member to prevent fluid from passing through the plurality of openings in a closed position.

3. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the rim does not contact the positioning member to allow fluid to pass through the plurality of openings in an open position.

4. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the angle is 90 degrees.

5. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the positioning member further comprises an annular portion and a dome-shaped portion arranged concentrically within the annular portion and the dome-shaped portion includes the plurality of openings.

6. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the positioning member and the resilient sealing member are integral.

7. The drain cover of claim 1 , wherein the resilient sealing member forms a first angle relative to the positioning member in a closed position.

8. The drain cover of claim 7 , wherein the resilient sealing member forms a second angle, different than the first angle, relative to the positioning member in an open position.

9. The drain cover of claim 8 , wherein the second angle is larger than the first angle.

10. A drain cover, comprising:

a positioning member arranged to surround an opening of a pipe of a drain and fit within the pipe, the positioning member further comprising:

a plurality of openings;

an annular portion arranged to surround the opening of the pipe; and,

a cylindrical portion arranged to fit within the pipe, the cylindrical portion connected to the annular portion forming an angle therebetween, the cylindrical portion extending below the annular portion and; and,

a resilient sealing member connected to the positioning member at a center point, the resilient sealing member further including a rim arranged concentrically about the center point, the resilient sealing member extending above the annular portion;

wherein the rim contacts the positioning member to prevent fluid from passing through the plurality of openings in a closed position; and,

wherein the rim does not contact the positioning member to allow fluid to pass through the plurality of openings in an open position.

11. The drain cover of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of openings includes at least one circular opening.

12. The drain cover of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of openings includes at least one slotted opening.

13. The drain cover of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of openings includes at least one tapered slotted opening.

14. The drain cover of claim 10 , wherein the positioning member further comprises:

an annular portion; and,

a dome-shaped portion arranged concentrically within the annular portion, the dome-shaped portion including the plurality of openings.

15. The drain cover of claim 10 , wherein the resilient sealing member forms a first angle relative to the positioning member in a closed position.

16. The drain cover of claim 15 , wherein the resilient sealing member forms a second angle, different than the first angle, relative to the positioning member in an open position.

17. The drain cover of claim 16 , wherein the second angle is larger than the first angle.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: UMBRA LLC
To: HSBC BANK CANADA
Reel/Frame 055104/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2016
From: WISNIEWSKI, ALAN; KEELER, ANTHONY
To: UMBRA LLC
Reel/Frame 039858/0446 →
Continuity (1)
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