Patent ID: 6085376
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B08B,F28G

Abstract:
A cleaning plug assembly for cleaning tubes, comprising:(a) a scraper having a scraper body with an outer perimeter defining a scraper blade and at least one perforation defined by said body, said scraper defining a scraper pin receiving hole;(b) a shaft removably secured to said scraper, said shaft comprising a shaft body, said shaft body including a first end and a second end; wherein a pin extends from said first end and a pin receiving hole is defined at said second end of said shaft body, said pin passes through the scraper pin receiving hole, and wherein said shaft body defines a shoulder at an interface of said pin and said shaft body, said pin receiving hole of said shaft body is adapted to receive a pin of an adjacent shaft; and(c) a securement member removably secured to said pin whereby a portion of said scraper is sandwiched between said shaft body and said securement member, wherein said scraper blade is adapted to contact an inner surface of a tube.