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A drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of such sink and forming a sink drain opening includes a generally round and flat body member, a T-shaped grip attached to a top surface of the body member and a generally flat member extending outwardly

A drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of such sink and forming a sink drain opening includes a generally round and flat body member, a T-shaped grip attached to a top surface of the body member and a generally flat member extending outwardly and in a generally vertical direction from a bottom surface of the body member and which is capable of scraping solids from at least one of eating wear and such sink surface.

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1. A drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of the sink and forming a sink drain opening, said drain guard comprising: (a) a body disposed in a generally horizontal plane when said drain guard is positioned within the sink drain opening;(b) a gr

1. A drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of the sink and forming a sink drain opening, said drain guard comprising: (a) a body disposed in a generally horizontal plane when said drain guard is positioned within the sink drain opening;(b) a grip member attached to a top surface of said body;(c) a generally flat member extending outwardly from a bottom surface of said body in a plane generally transverse to a plane of said bottom surface of said body, said generally flat member having a straight bottom edge disposed in a plane being generally parallel to said plane of said bottom surface of said body, said bottom edge scraping solids from at least one of eating wear and the sink surface; and(d) a plurality of apertures disposed within said body for enabling a liquid to flow into the sink drain opening, herein each of said plurality of apertures is generally round. 2. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said body has at least one generally flat surface. 3. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said body has a generally round peripheral edge. 4. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said body is sized to overlap the sink drain opening. 5. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said body is sized to fit into the sink drain opening. 6. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said drain guard further includes a sealing member peripherally attached to said body. 7. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said grip member includes a first member extending upwardly and in a generally vertical direction from said top surface of said body and a second member attached to an upper end of said first member. 8. The drain guard, according to claim 7, wherein said second member is elongated and is disposed generally horizontally when said drain guard is positioned for covering the sink drain opening. 9. The drain guard, according to claim 8, wherein a top surface of said second member is generally smooth. 10. The drain guard, according to claim 8, wherein said second member includes an abutment which is formed in a bottom surface thereof and which is attached to said upper end of said first member. 11. The drain guard, according to claim 8, wherein a length of said second member is preselected to overlap the sink drain opening and position a top surface of said second member in close proximity to the sink surface. 12. The drain guard, according to claim 8, wherein said first member is sized so as to position a top surface of said second member at or below the sink surface when said body is disposed within the sink drain opening. 13. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said generally flat member is made from a semi-rigid material. 14. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said generally flat member has a continuous edge. 15. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein said drain guard is manufactured as a one-piece construction. 16. The drain guard, according to claim 1, wherein a material of said drain guard is one of plastic, elastomer, metal and various combinations thereof. 17. In a drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of the sink and forming a sink drain opening, the improvement wherein said drain guard includes each of an elongated grip and a generally flat scraper extending outwardly and in a generally vertical direction from a bottom surface of said drain guard, said scraper having a straight bottom edge disposed in a plane being generally parallel to a plane of said bottom surface of said body, said bottom edge scraping solids from at least one of eating wear and such sink surface. 18. A drain guard for a sink equipped with a garbage disposal having a flange attached to a surface of the sink and forming a sink drain opening, said drain guard consisting of: (a) a generally round and planar body disposed in a generally horizontal plane when said drain guard is positioned within the sink drain opening;(b) plurality of round apertures formed in a predetermined pattern through a thickness of said body and disposed inwardly from a peripheral edge thereof;(c) an elongated generally flat grip member positioned in a spaced apart relationship with a top surface of said body;(d) an elongated abutment provided on a bottom surface of said elongated flat grip member;(e) an elongated member disposed in a generally vertical plane when said drain guard is positioned within the sink drain opening of a sink surface disposed in a generally horizontal plane and having each of a first end thereof disposed centrally on and attached to said top surface of said body and an opposed second end thereof disposed on and attached to a bottom surface of said elongated abutment; and(f) a generally flat elongated scraping member extending outwardly in said generally vertical plane from said bottom surface of said body, said generally flat scraping member having a generally straight bottom edge thereof disposed in a plane being generally parallel to said plane of said bottom surface of said body, wherein a length of said scraping member defined by a pair of spaced apart side edges is greater than a height thereof defined by a distance between said bottom edge of said scraping member and said bottom surface of said body.