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A tool for use with a basket assembly is provided. The basket assembly is of the type configured for being receivably engaged with an opening defined in a drain cover skirt for covering the perimeter of a floor drain. The tool is configured for engaging the basket assembly and removing the basket as

A tool for use with a basket assembly is provided. The basket assembly is of the type configured for being receivably engaged with an opening defined in a drain cover skirt for covering the perimeter of a floor drain. The tool is configured for engaging the basket assembly and removing the basket assembly from the drain cover skirt upon force input from a user.

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1. A kit for use with a drain cover skirt, the kit comprising: a basket assembly for containing a liquid-soluble treatment material and being received in an opening defined in a drain cover skirt covering a perimeter of a floor drain, the basket assembly having at least one snap arm, the at least on

1. A kit for use with a drain cover skirt, the kit comprising: a basket assembly for containing a liquid-soluble treatment material and being received in an opening defined in a drain cover skirt covering a perimeter of a floor drain, the basket assembly having at least one snap arm, the at least one snap arm having a first position in which, when the basket assembly is received in the opening of the drain cover skirt, the at least one snap arm is engaged with a slot defined in the drain cover skirt thereby securing the basket assembly to the drain cover skirt, and a second position in which the at least one snap arm is disengaged from the slot; anda tool for engaging the basket assembly when the basket assembly is secured to the drain cover skirt and removing the basket assembly from the drain cover skirt, the tool comprising at least one shoulder that moves the at least one snap arm from the first position to the second position as the tool engages the basket assembly. 2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein: the basket assembly comprises a second snap arm having a first position in which, when the basket assembly is received in the opening of the drain cover skirt, the second snap arm is engaged with the drain cover skirt, and a second position in which the at least one snap arm is disengaged from the drain cover skirt; andthe tool comprises a second shoulder that moves the second snap arm from the first position of the second snap arm to the second position of the second snap arm as the tool engages the basket assembly. 3. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the tool includes a hook member for being received in an opening of the basket assembly and engaging therewith for removing the basket assembly from the drain cover skirt. 4. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the tool further defines one or more openings for receiving a user's fingers. 5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the tool further defines a planar nesting surface for engaging with a top portion of the basket assembly. 6. The kit according to claim 5, wherein the at least one shoulder extends from the planar nesting surface. 7. The kit according to claim 6, wherein the tool further includes a hook member that extends from the planar nesting surface. 8. The kit according to claim 1, wherein: the basket assembly comprises a second snap arm having a first position in which, when the basket assembly is received in the opening of the drain cover skirt, the second snap arm is engaged with the drain cover skirt, and a second position in which the at least one snap arm is disengaged from the drain cover skirt; andthe tool comprises: a second shoulder that moves the second snap arm from the first position of the second snap arm to the second position of the second snap arm as the tool engages the basket assembly; anda nesting surface for engaging with a top portion of the basket assembly, the nesting surface extending between the first shoulder and the second shoulder. 9. The kit according to claim 8, wherein the tool comprises a first hook member and a second hook member, each for being received in a respective opening of the basket assembly. 10. The kit according to claim 9, wherein: the first hook member is positioned between a first end of the nesting surface and the first shoulder; andthe second hook member is positioned between a second end of the nesting surface and the second shoulder. 11. The kit according to claim 9, wherein the first shoulder, the first hook member, the second shoulder, and the second hook member extend in a common direction from a portion of the tool having openings for receiving an operator's fingers.