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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Nathaniel Morales, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cody White, West Linn, OR (US);
Nathaniel Morales, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cody White, West Linn, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A sanitary sewer cleaning apparatus for removing roots and debris with a segmented circular brush attached to a rodder root removal tool. As the apparatus travels through a sewer line, the segmented brushes, which are mounted on hinges, fold back to reduce drag and facilitate movement through obstructed sewers. As the rodder pulls back the apparatus, the brushes engage the walls of the pipe to pull roots and debris to the sewer access point. The preferred embodiments comprises rodder coupler, an extension arm for coupling a plurality of brushes in a radial configuration, a plurality of brushes for collecting the root infiltration debris, and a plurality of hinges for angularly altering the plurality of brushes relative to the apparatus.