Drain Screen

Abstract

A drain screen for capturing debris in a fluid in a drain. Said drain screen comprising a faceplate, a center axis, and a one or more beams. Said faceplate comprising a one or more aperture-catch arrangements, said center axis, an edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Said drain screen comprises a radially outward direction and a radially inward direction. Said drain screen configured to allow a fluid to move over said faceplate from said radially outward direction toward said radially inward direction. Said radially inward direction is defined as a direction across said faceplate toward said center axis. Said one or more aperture-catch arrangements comprise a one or more apertures and a plurality of raised portions. Said plurality of raised portions are arranged said radially outward direction of said one or more apertures.

1 . A drain screen for capturing debris in a fluid in a drain, wherein:
 said drain screen comprising a faceplate, a center axis, and a one or more beams;   said faceplate comprising a one or more aperture-catch arrangements, said center axis, an edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface;   said drain screen comprises a radially outward direction and a radially inward direction;   said drain screen configured to allow a fluid to move over said faceplate from said radially outward direction toward said radially inward direction;   said radially inward direction is defined as a direction across said faceplate toward said center axis;   said one or more aperture-catch arrangements comprise a one or more apertures and a plurality of raised portions;   said plurality of raised portions are arranged said radially outward direction of said one or more apertures; and   said one or more aperture-catch arrangements are configured to capture debris in a fluid by catching a portion of a debris on said plurality of raised portions and allowing a portion of said fluid to flow through said one or more apertures.   
     
     
         2 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said plurality of raised portions are raised from said top surface of said faceplate to a general difference in planar elevations in the range of 0.2 mm to approximately 1 mm.   
     
     
         3 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said one or more aperture-catch arrangements comprise formed to represent a known graphic.   
     
     
         4 . The drain screen from  claim 3 , wherein:
 said known graphic are used for having indicia of production company, trade names, usage instructions or other notation deemed desirable.   
     
     
         5 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said debris comprise a one or more fibers, such as hair, to become folded around a portion of said plurality of raised portions as said fluid moves toward said one or more aperture-catch arrangements; and   said one or more fibers become mechanically captured by said folding around said plurality of raised portions.   
     
     
         6 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said one or more aperture-catch arrangements allow the passing of liquids which comprises water.   
     
     
         7 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said bottom surface of said faceplate comprising said one or more beams; and   said one or more beams are molded into said faceplate.   
     
     
         8 . The drain screen from  claim 7 , wherein:
 said one or more beams comprise a one or more radial beams arranged in a radial pattern out from said center axis of said faceplate.   
     
     
         9 . The drain screen from  claim 8 , wherein:
 said one or more beams comprise said one or more radial beams and a rounded beam section; and   said one or more radial beams and said rounded beam section comprise a one or more triangular sections between one another.   
     
     
         10 . The drain screen from  claim 8 , wherein:
 a portion of said one or more radial beams are bounded by a rounded beam section.   
     
     
         11 . The drain screen from  claim 8 , wherein:
 said one or more radial beams increase a structural support of an an outer rim of said faceplate.   
     
     
         12 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said faceplate is configured in a geometric form designed fit into many existing drain barrels.   
     
     
         13 . The drain screen from  claim 1 , wherein:
 said faceplate comprising a polymer.   
     
     
         14 . The drain screen from  claim 13 , wherein:
 said faceplate comprising such material has a natural property of capturing (absorbing) water and other possible water-carried or water-soluble materials.   
     
     
         15 . The drain screen from  claim 13 , wherein:
 said faceplate uses a polymer, composite, or similar materials not having the general rigidity of plated steels in said application; and   the advantage for situations where the use of a thicker cross-section may not be used per standards or existing implementation of metal screens.