Hair catching device

Claim 1

A hair catching attachment for conventional sinks and basins of the type having a drain conduit secured in the bottom wall thereof comprising a housing including a generally circular flat disk and an upstanding generally U-shaped inturned lip integrally secured to the peripheral edge of said disk, a tubular passageway integrally secured to said disk in depending relation thereto communicating with said housing, said passageway tapering to a reduced diameter at its lower end to tightly and removably engage in said drain conduit, a convex strainer removably mounted in said U-shaped lip and having a plurality of drain holes formed therein to permit the flow of water while preventing the passage of hair and means depending from spaced points of the perimeter of the housing for supporting said housing above the surface of the bottom wall of the sink or basin, said passageway formed substantially offcenter of said housing closely adjacent one edge thereof to adapt said attachment for use when the drain conduit is closely adjacent a side wall of the sink or basin.