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Apparatus for sewer cleaning and the like

US4199837A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1978
Grant dateApr 29, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03F7/103
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sewer cleaning unit is disclosed which comprises a single tank assembly mounted on a wheeled vehicle. The single tank assembly has a substantially horizontal fixed divider forming a first tank portion adapted to carry and discharge a supply of water, and a second tank portion adapted to receive and hold debris, thus obviating the disadvantages of tank designs of the prior art. The unit may also be provided with hand-operated control means near the intake end of the conduit connected to the second tank portion and a control means connected to the reel for the hose from which water is discharged from the first tank portion, the reel control means and the hand-operated control means capable of being operated simultaneously by a single operator.

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