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Feed control devices for hand operated drain cleaning tools

US6158076A · kind A · utility

53Cited by
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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1999
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03F9/005
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hand held and hand operated drain cleaning tool including a drain cleaning cable coiled in a drum and having a support for holding the drum in one hand while rotating the drum with the other through a crank on the drum is provided with a cable feeding device operable by a feed actuator which is displaceable by the one hand of a user to feed the cable relative to the drum while the one hand supports the drum and the other hand rotates the drum.

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