Patent ID: 9605847
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B08B,F23J

Claim:
1. A soot trap for use in chimney cleaning, comprising: a soot trap housing having a bottom, a circumferential sidewall, and a top which together define an interior cavity, the bottom and the top having axially aligned push rod pass through openings, a closure being provided in one of the top or the bottom to provide access to the interior cavity of the housing; and a sequential series of push rod wipers stacked loosely in the interior cavity of the housing, each push rod wiper having an opening that is in axial alignment with the push rod pass through openings, the sequential series of push rod wipers wiping soot into the interior cavity of the housing as a push rod passes from one of the push rod pass through openings at the top of the soot trap housing to another one of the push rods pass through openings at the bottom of the soot trap housing.