Patent ID: 8931131
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B08B,B65H,E03F

Abstract:
1. A drain cleaning device comprising: a frame; a support plate attached to said frame and extending in a vertical plane during use of said drain cleaning device; a rotatable cable drum rotateably attached to said support plate adjacent one surface thereof and having a drum axis, front wall, and back wall, said drum having an annulus on said front wall coaxial with said drum axis for receiving a drain cleaning cable; a drain cleaning cable coiled in said drum for rotation therewith and having a distal end for extending from said drum into a drain to be cleaned; a motor attached to an opposite surface of said support plate rearward of said cable drum and having a rotor for driving rotation of said drum about said drum axis, said rotor having a rotor axis thereof being offset from said drum axis; a pulley wheel attached to said rotor adjacent said one surface of said support plate and a continuous belt interconnecting said pulley wheel and said back wall; a 12V rechargeable battery positioned on said frame and operatively connected to said motor for providing power thereto, said battery being rechargeable through an automotive electrical recharging system; an electrical case positioned on said frame and including a recharging module and electrical connections with said rechargeable battery and a source of electric energy; and an electrical switch provided on said electrical case and interconnecting said rechargeable battery and said motor for activating and deactivating said motor.