Patent ID: 6412136
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
Drain cleaning apparatus comprising a frame, a cable drum supported on said frame for rotation about a drum axis, said drum having axially spaced front and rear ends and an opening through said front end, a drain cleaning cable coiled in said drum about said axis and having an end for extending through said opening and into a drain to be cleaned, a drive mechanism on said frame to rotate said drum and cable, a flexible guide tube to receive said end of said cable, said guide tube having an inner end and an outer end spaced from said inner end, means supporting said inner end of said guide tube for rotation of said drum relative thereto, and a manually operable cable feed device on said outer end of said guide tube for selectively axially displacing said cable relative to said drum during rotation of said drum and cable about said drum axis.