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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, OH (US);
Jeffrey Szucs, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Alex Michael Cole, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Nicholas Christopher Mavros, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Billy Odon M. Yrad, Jr., Elyria, OH (US);
Ken Beyer, Hamilton, MI (US);
Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A drain cleaning apparatus is described that uses a FlexShaft type drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaning apparatus includes a drum housing, a rotatable cable carrier mounted within an interior of the drum housing and a transmission assembly for transferring rotary power to an end of a FlexShaft cable residing in the interior of the drum housing. Also described are systems using these apparatuses in combination with a rotary power source such as a drill. In addition, various methods of use are described.