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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302779 | Method and apparatus for masonry chimney flue repair An apparatus for repairing cracks, crevices, joints, and other discontinuities in a chimney flue liner, comprises a flexible, resilient applicator having a liquid impervious rubberized coating. An electrical vibrator is installed within the applicator, for tamping t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 5881420 | Chimney clamp and seal A tool for clamping against the interior of a chimney flue having a scissors jack mechanism for adjustably clamping into various size chimneys. A seal plate for sliding over the shaft of the clamping device and for tightly sealing against the interior chi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5483725 | Self-supported chimney sweeping device A chimney sweep comprising a square support bracket, a fastening means securely fastening the square support bracket to a top of a chimney, four gussets, each of which is welded to an angle of the square support bracket, the four gussets serving to preven... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5333349 | Apparatus for patching a break in the sidewall of a chimney Patching grout is forced into a break in the sidewall of a chimney by having the repairing person deposit a quantity of grout on the upper side of a trowel and move the trowel into a position immediately below the break. The trowel is pivot-ably mounted o... | 08/02/1994 |
| 4817232 | Easy chimney sweep This chimney sweeping device is designed to enable anyone to clean his or her own chimney. Primarily, it consists of a collar fitted to the top of a chimney, and a pair of rollers of the collar engage with a rope that is attached to one end of a chimney s... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4807320 | Chimney brush A chimney brush is mounted between two pulleys within the chimney for reciprocation along the length of the chimney for cleaning deposits from the chimney flue liner. A first pulley is mounted by a bracket on the chimney cap. A second pulley is mounted be... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4794662 | Remotely operated chimney cleaning apparatus The invention is a self-contained chimney cleaning apparatus. A winch operated wire brush is attached by cable to a winch pulley, which is in turn mounted to a pivoting housing. The pivoting housing is suspended over the opening of the chimney flue, and r... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4773116 | Chimney cleaning device A chimney cleaning device is disclosed comprising a crown assembly and a base assembly, respectively mounted at the top and the bottom of a chimney flue. The assemblies contain a system of pulleys over which a brush connected cable loop is disposed. One o... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4727617 | Chimney cleaning apparatus An improved fully automatic motor driven cleaning apparatus, which is permanently installed in a heat insulated compartment over the outlet of the chimney, without any portion of the mechanism extending into or attaching to the chimney or flue. The cleani... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4619011 | Mechanical chimney sweep A mechanical chimney sweep including a spark arrester; a winch-pulley-cable assembly; a brush attached to the cable; and a counterweight depending from the brush. The spark arrester, which prevents lit material from exiting the flue, is attachable to a fl... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4573232 | Mechanical chimney sweep control A device for controlling the brush in a remote-controlled chimney sweeping system. The device comprises a frame secured to the flue and extending above the flue for supporting and retaining the brush in alignment therewith and generally centered thereover... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4543681 | Remotely operated chimney cleaning apparatus A chimney sweeping device is disclosed. The device includes a frame which is mounted on the flue at the top of the chimney. The top section of the frame is enclosed on its three sides and top and has a pair of trap doors hingably mounted on its bottom sid... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538317 | Chimney cleaning apparatus A chimney cleaning device includes a brush support housing mounted on top of the chimney, and a roller assembly at the base of the chimney for reciprocating the brush in the chimney flue. The brush support housing includes a hood for suspending the brush ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4532669 | Chimney cleaning apparatus A chimney cleaning system is permanently installed on a chimney for cleaning a flue of the chimney by either manual or automatic operation. The flue brush is seated in the chimney flue with cables also inside the flue secured to both ends of the brush for... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4512055 | Chimney cleaning apparatus with motor drive A base of the apparatus is upwardly spaced from the chimney end and supports an electric motor and reduction drive for powering a drum on which a cable is entrained. A chimney cleaning brush is mounted on a pole structure suspended from the base with vert... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4505000 | Chimney cleaning apparatus A chimney cleaning apparatus having a base including a housing spaced above a chimney upper end by upright supports, a support structure depending from the base into that portion of the chimney to be cleaned. A reversible electric motor powers a cable car... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498208 | Chimney cleaning system A system for drawing a wire brush the length of a chimney and including a cap structure which houses the brush when inoperable and further supports a pulley entrained chain. A brush housing is shaped to permit access to both the brush and a chain turnbuck... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4490876 | Flue cleaning device A flue cleaning device for cleaning the interior cavity of a flue of the type used with a wood burning stove or the like. The device comprises a laterally extending tubular member in fluid communication with the flue, a slideable chute is mounted in the t... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4483038 | Motorized chimney cleaning apparatus An apparatus including a powered brush for the periodic cleaning of a chimney or other smoke conduit. A reversible electric motor drives a brush carrying threaded shaft centrally disposed along a length of chimney conduit. Trigger means includes a toggle ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4470168 | Chimney cleaning apparatus and method of making same Hard, brittle creosote deposits are removed from a chimney flue by striking the sharp ends of rods of flue cleaning apparatus against the deposits with penetrating impact and creosote chip-producing effect so as to break away creosote adhering to the flue... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4377015 | Stove pipe cleaning apparatus Apparatus for the cleaning of stove pipes, in place, comprising a stove pipe elbow of special construction, a brush, and a handle. The stove pipe elbow includes a large opening on its greatest curvature for brush removal and insertion and a lid for coveri... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4340989 | Cleaning system for chimneys A readily removable cleaning system for a chimney comprising in combination adjacent the top of a chimney a pair of bracket members each having a generally horizontally extending center portion disposed on an upper edge surface of the chimney oppositely f... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4261073 | Chimney sweep A sweep member is provided defining a pair of generally circular disk-shaped assemblies secured together as a single unit with the assemblies each disposed, generally, in a diametric plane of the other assembly generally normal to the medial plane thereof... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4208757 | Chimney flue cleaning apparatus Improved chimney flue cleaning apparatus including a chimney cap operable to support a pair of horizontally disposed pulleys; a horizontally disposed drum rotatably mounted in the flue adjacent its lowermost end; a handle for rotating the drum; and an end... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4185351 | Chimney cleaning apparatus Apparatus for cleaning flue-lined chimneys wherein the apparatus includes a pulley supporting structure removably secured on the upper edge of the flue. A chain or rope extends upwardly from ground level through the pulley and is attached to a chimney cle... | 01/29/1980 |
