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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5659917 | Chimney cleaner assembly A chimney cleaning apparatus for cleaning the walls of the chimney comprising a support member selectively placed in the chimney having a top mounting bracket and a bottom mounting bracket. The support member has a clevis arm pivotally attached at one end... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5555939 | Apparatus for extinguishing chimney fires A portable apparatus for extinguishing chimney fires. The apparatus includes a cleaning device consisting of a plurality of chains on a ring attached to the end of a chain that passes over idler pulleys and is wound on a drum that is manually turned by a ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5504964 | Chimney flue cleaning apparatus A chimney flue cleaning apparatus that involves use of a rotating chain suspended from the outlet of the chimney and depending to the bottom of the chimney through which means is provided for the attachment of an ordinary drill tool to the chain through u... | 04/09/1996 |
| 4747177 | Chimney sweep system A chimney sweep system including a chimney support assembly, a winch attached to the chimney support assembly, and a scraper assembly connected to a cable of the winch which is used to lower and raise the scraper assembly within the chimney. The chimney s... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4688291 | Chimney cleaner A simple and effective chimney cleaner includes a weighted disc that is mounted on a strand (such as a chain or cable) which extends over a pulley. The pulley is mounted above the top of the chimney to be cleaned by a clamp surrounding a portion of the ch... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4638524 | Creosote cutter mounting bracket assembly A mounting bracket assembly for a creosote cutter includes a mounting bracket which may be fixedly secured to a chimney so as to extend across the flue. Fastening bands wrapped around the chimney are directed through guides forming a part of the bracket, ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4583258 | Flue cleaner and mounting attachment Flue cleaning apparatus comprises a bladed scraper head suspended by cable in a flue from pulleys on a mounting attachment secured at the top of the flue so that the cable can be operated from outside of a building of which the flue forms a part, to move ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4454625 | Chimney cleaning apparatus A base frame is arranged to be supported at the top of a chimney and has a support arm which extends over the top of the chimney opening. A crank is provided on the support arm, and an elongated flexible member hangs from the crank whereby upon turning th... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4409703 | Creosote cutter A chimney cleaner is designed to be permanently installed in a chimney and is secured to a topmost portion of the chimney through the use of an adjustable mounting assembly. The chimney cleaner is primarily designed for removing creosote and the mounting ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4365382 | Chimney cleaning system A chimney cleaning system which can be operated from the ground and which does not require the user to climb a ladder to the top of the chimney includes a cleaning head constructed of a number of sections of iron or like material connected together by sup... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4208756 | Chimney cleaner A chimney cleaning apparatus for the removal of soot from chimneys and flue pipes. The apparatus includes permanently installed brackets, pulleys and cords and an adjustable frame supporting a sandbag scraping means and a soot collection bag attached to s... | 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 |
| 4138758 | Chimney cleaning system and chimney cleaning element A permanently emplaceable chimney cleaning system is provided with a removable cleaning element which is flexible as to shape and dimension.... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4028769 | Apparatus for cleaning chimney flues An apparatus for cleaning chimney flues and the like having a pulley mounting structure which engages and is secured on the upper edge of a chimney flue together with a rope extending through the pulley with one end of said rope being operable from the gr... | 06/14/1977 |
