Garbage disposer replacement unit

Abstract

A garbage disposer replacement unit includes a pre-rinse basket with food waste straining holes. A main body houses a tray slidingly suspended that retains small particles food waste via fine bottom perforations. The tray has a top opening larger than a drain diameter of an existing bus bowl in a kitchen. A plastic clip disc pairs with clip top members to clip the main body onto bus bowl flanges. The clip disc drain adapter adjusts and adapts the unit's outlet to different drain diameters of existing bus bowl fixtures. The clip disc and a top clip member constitute a clip assembly for adjustably clipping the unit main body to the given drain flange easily but securely. Optionally, a four-legged riser replaces the clip assembly to attach to the unit main body top for bus bowls with a flangeless standard drain fitting.

1 . A garbage disposer replacement unit for straining food waste comprising: 
 a. a basket with food waste straining holes;    b. a main body having a reservoir, wherein the main body is located below the basket;    c. a tray slidingly suspended within the main body above the reservoir, wherein the tray has fine bottom perforations smaller than the food waste straining holes.    
   
   
       2 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 1 , wherein fine bottom perforations are about 2 mm diameter circular apertures and the straining holes are circular with a 5-6 mm diameter.  
   
   
       3 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a. a plastic clip disc drain adapter adapted to clip an existing bus bowl flange to the main body;    b. clip top members attaching to the plastic clip disc drain adapter.    
   
   
       4 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 3 , wherein the plastic clip disc drain adapter further comprises: a number of optional hole diameters defined by concentric annular grooves to make adjustable the plastic clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       5 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 3 , wherein the plastic clip disc drain adapter further comprises: slits for cutting adjustment of the size of an annular hole on the plastic clip disc drain adapter to make adjustable the plastic clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       6 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 3 , wherein clip top members further comprise: two differently oriented slots to provide a pair of diameter ranges for each clip top member.  
   
   
       7 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 1 , further comprising: a four-legged riser to attach to the main body to standard flangeless drain fitting.  
   
   
       8 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 1 , further comprising: a fastening means adapted to connect an existing bus bowl to the main body.  
   
   
       9 . The garbage disposer replacement unit for straining food waste comprising: 
 a. a basket with food waste straining holes;    b. a main body having a reservoir, wherein the main body is located below the basket;    c. a tray slidingly suspended within the main body above the reservoir, wherein the tray has fine bottom perforations smaller than the food waste straining holes;    d. a clip disc drain adapter adapted to clip an existing bus bowl flange to the main body, wherein the clip disc drain adapter has clip disc holes to receive clip disc bolts, wherein the clip disc drain adapter is attached to the main body by clip disc bolts;    e. clip top members attaching to the plastic clip disc drain adapter.    
   
   
       10 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 9 , wherein the clip disc drain adapter further comprises: a number of optional hole diameters defined by concentric annular grooves to make adjustable the clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       11 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 9 , wherein the clip disc drain adapter further comprises: slits for cutting adjustment of the size of an annular hole on the clip disc drain adapter to make adjustable the clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       12 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 9 , wherein clip top members further comprise: two differently oriented slots to provide a pair of diameter ranges for each clip top member.  
   
   
       13 . A garbage disposer replacement unit for straining food waste comprising: 
 a. a main body having a reservoir, an inlet, and an outlet;    b. a tray slidingly suspended within the main body above the reservoir, wherein the tray has fine bottom perforations.    
   
   
       14 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 13 , wherein fine bottom perforations are 1-3 mm diameter circular apertures.  
   
   
       15 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 a. a plastic clip disc drain adapter adapted to clip an existing bus bowl flange to the main body;    b. clip top members attaching to the plastic clip disc drain adapter.    
   
   
       16 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 15 , wherein the plastic clip disc drain adapter further comprises: a number of optional hole diameters defined by concentric annular grooves to make adjustable the plastic clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       17 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 15 , wherein the plastic clip disc drain adapter further comprises: slits for cutting adjustment of the size of an annular hole on the plastic clip disc drain adapter to make adjustable the plastic clip disc drain adapter.  
   
   
       18 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 15 , wherein clip top members further comprise: two differently oriented slots to provide a pair of diameter ranges for each clip top member.  
   
   
       19 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 13 , further comprising: a four-legged riser to attach to the main body to standard flangeless drain fitting.  
   
   
       20 . The garbage disposer replacement unit of  claim 13 , further comprising: a fastening means adapted to connect an existing bus bowl to the main body.