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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, OH (US);
Inventors:
Alex Michael Cole, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Jeffrey Szucs, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Jacob Schneider, Elyria, OH (US);
Michael J. Rutkowski, North Royalton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03F 9/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/043 (2006.01); B08B 9/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03F 9/005 (2013.01); B08B 9/0436 (2013.01); B08B 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Drain cleaners are described that include rotatable drums which retain drain cleaning cable. Mounted on the rotatable drum is a motor and optional gearbox for imparting rotation to the drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaners can also include a cable clamp mounted on the rotatable drum. The drain cleaners are configured such that the rotatable drum is free of positional preference regardless of orientation of the drain cleaner.