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Class 4/255.08 - With head structure that grips drain opening or pipe


Subclass of Class 4 - Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Definition: Subject matter wherein the other end of the conduit has
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 05/13/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7371003Mixer foot and hand held mixer equipped with the foot
A foot component of a hand mixer or blender, the hand mixer or blender having a case that houses a motor and the foot component being constructed to be coupled to the case. The foot component is composed of: a tube having a lower end; a bell made of a first material...
05/13/2008
7350824Drain fitting
A drain fitting has a unitary body with a lower section and an upper section upstanding from the lower section. The lower section encompasses a space and is open to the drain line to be cleaned. The upper section has a side wall and an inner wall which forms a chann...
04/01/2008
7213273High pressure plunger
A plunger includes a lever, a pipe, a rod passed through an axial hole of the pipe, a covering member, and a spring; the rod will be upwards displaced when the lever is pivoted upwards; the rod has a passage therein, and a head at an upper end for connection with an...
05/08/2007
7185529Shower station testing assembly for pressure testing plumbing
The present invention provides a testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a drain and a shower inlet. The testing assembly includes a drain adapter, a hose fitting on the shower inlet, and a h...
03/06/2007
7073211Hydraulic plumber's friend
A hydraulic plumber's friend has a cylindrical body, a lid, a compression assembly, a tapered end cap and a nozzle assembly. The cylindrical body has an open bottom and holds water to be injected into a clogged pipe. The compression assembly has a drive shaft and a ...
07/11/2006
7063095Drain washing apparatus
The present invention relates to apparatus for washing drains. The apparatus includes a support and a nozzle, which are adapted and configured to convey fluid to and to wash a drain. Typically, the apparatus includes a wand as the support and a ball or head as the n...
06/20/2006
7013499Toilet and sink drain plunger
The present toilet and sink drain plunger seals either around or in a toilet or sink drain hole despite the hole's size, configuration and location. The plunger includes an elongated upstanding handle connected to the top of a depending, preferably frusto-conical, o...
03/21/2006
7013501Flood protection apparatus
Apparatus for sealing an aperture against ingress of floodwater is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a cover portion for covering and forming a seal around an aperture, and location means for engaging with a component associated with the aperture to retain the cov...
03/21/2006
6934975Drain cleaning device
An adapter device, intended to be used with a conventional kitchen hose spray nozzle attached to a flexible hose, on most kitchen faucets can be used to clear drains. The adapter device can be mated or secured to the kitchen hose spray and will close the drain openi...
08/30/2005
6775857Drain fitting device for sealing and facilitating introduction of fluid or gas to pressurize clogged drain
A drain fitting device (10) adapted to seal and facilitate introduction of a fluid, such as tap water, or a gas, such as compressed air, into a clogged drain (12), thereby pressurizing the drain (12) and removing the clog. In a preferred first e...
08/17/2004
6510860Adapter for drain clearing tool
An adapter having a central tubular connecting portion to enable the adapter to be fitted to a drain clearing tool, and a flexible skirt portion of frusto-conical shape extending from the central connecting portion partway along its length. The connecting...
01/28/2003
6216283Elephant nose plunger
A toilet bowl plunger for use with a new narrow throat 1.6 gallon toilet that can be used equally well with older toilets. The head portion of the plunger is a pleated bellows consisting of two sections, a conically tapering section and a constant average...
04/17/2001
6205594Water pressure toilet plunger
A toilet clearing device that produces a stream of pressurized water to break up and/or dislodge obstructions in the outlet duct of a toilet. The toilet clearing device is a conduit comprised of an inlet, a flexible section, a rigid handle section, a disl...
03/27/2001
6185755Apparatus for flushing drain pipes
Apparatus for flushing a drain pipe with an accessible open end has a valve assembly with a hollow body connectable to a source of liquid under pressure for the supply of liquid under pressure to the interior of the hollow body, the hollow body having an ...
02/13/2001
5884842Tank cleaning tool
A tubular tank cleaning tool for use in an R.V. waste storage tank or the like is provided with a rotating nozzle affixed to a tubular body for connection at its opposite end to a conventional garden hose. The improvement includes a flexible section of th...
03/23/1999
5823754Manual pump
A manual pump includes first and second tubular members. The first tubular member has an upper closed end, a lower open end, and a piston member extending through and mounted movably in the first tubular member. The second tubular member has an upper open...
10/20/1998
5497514Drain cleaning device
Disclosed is a low cost, easy to use cleaning apparatus to unclog or clean drain pipes or other conduits by directing high pressure water into contact with any solids in the pipe comprising a spray nozzle mounted in the end of a flexible water supply tube...
03/12/1996
5329646Drain flusher device
A drain flusher device for dislodging an obstruction in a pipe. The drain flushing device has an elastomeric cylindrical body with an open neck end and nose portion having a thickened end wall. An elongated slit with a predetermined configuration and pred...
07/19/1994
5269027Device for unplugging drains
A device for unplugging drains comprises an elongated body defining therein a longitudinal bore and including a pair of opposed end sections each adapted to threadably receive a standard hose and provided with two different configurations of L-shaped lugs...
12/14/1993
5239708Pneumatic waste line clean-out tool
A mechanically operated pneumatic cleanout tool for clearing blockages in waste lines. The tool, which is readily adaptable for use in wash basins, bath tubs, toilets, bidets and the like embodies a novel safety pressure relief valve which prevents hazard...
08/31/1993
5107550Sewer pipe unplugging tool
A simple, inexpensive apparatus which enables an ordinary power snake to be rotated by an electric drill. The apparatus consists of a telescope connected to a series of flexible tubes, i.e. garden hoses joined together by suitable couplings and an optiona...
04/28/1992
4865062Valve assembly for a pipe flushing device
An improvement in a pipe flushing device is provided. The device includes a hollow, elastomeric tubular member expandible by water pressure and having open opposite ends. A hose connector is connected to the inlet end thereof and a valve connected to a tr...
09/12/1989
4825900Valve assembly for a pipe flushing device
An improvement in a pipe flushing device is provided. The device includes a hollow, elastomeric tubular member expandible by water pressure and having open opposite ends. A hose connector is connected to the inlet end thereof and a valve connected to a tr...
05/02/1989
4790356Drain pipe plug device
The drain pipe plug device for drain testing includes an elongated elastomeric, flexible, resilient, hollow, generally cylindrical tube which has a central passageway running its length and in communication with a rear portion bearing an inlet and front p...
12/13/1988
4606364Flushing device adapter
An adapter to be used in conjunction with a tubular flushing device to unclog a drain pipe. The tubular flushing device expands during usage. The tubular flushing device is to fit within the adapter and is to expand during usage into tight contact with th...
08/19/1986
4475255Pipe flushing device
The improved pipe flushing device comprises an elongated, elastomeric, hollow tubular member having a middle portion free to expand radially under water pressure. The rear inlet end of the tubular member is fitted with a hose connector, while the narrow f...
10/09/1984
4238860Water-pressure, drain-cleaning device
A drain-cleaning device adapted to unclog drains and pipes having various sized openings and toilet bowls having various outlet configurations, the device comprising an inverted flexible and resilient cup defined by a dome-shaped inner wall surface and an...
12/16/1980
4187563Flushing device
A device for flushing a drain pipe of a sink by applying water under pressure to the interior of the pipe. A conduit for passing water therethrough under pressure is connected to a seal which fits over the mouth of the pipe and provides a water tight seal...
02/12/1980
 
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