Patent ID: 9321088
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B08B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for cleaning bleeder valves, said apparatus comprising: a rigid casing; a handle and a rigid shaft, wherein a portion of said rigid shaft is rotatably contained within said rigid casing; a flexible casing rotatably connected to said rigid casing, wherein said flexible casing is adapted to provide fluid-tight coupling of said flexible casing to a bleeder valve to be cleaned, wherein said flexible casing, is made of materials that allow said flexible casing to be bent; a flexible shaft connected to said rigid shaft, wherein a portion of said flexible shaft is rotatably contained within said flexible casing and extending from one end of said flexible casing to a position outwardly of an opposite end of said flexible casing; a drill bit connected to said flexible shaft, wherein said drill bit includes first and second flutes extended longitudinally along a length of said drill bit, wherein said first flute includes a first cutting edge, and said second flute includes a second cutting edge; and a valve connected to said rigid casing and adapted for selective venting of an interior of said rigid casing.