Patent ID: 6276018
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B08B,E03F,F41A

Abstract:
A pipe cleaning device comprising:a. a flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end;b. a flexible connecting member slidably housed within said conduit, said connecting member comprising a proximal connecting end region protruding beyond the proximal end of said conduit and a distal connecting end region;c. a rotatable coupling member mounted adjacent to the distal end of said conduit;d. at least two flexible strands having distal ends attached to the distal end region of said connecting member and having proximal ends attached to said coupling member; ande. a retraction device attached to the proximal end region of said connecting member such that axial displacement of said retraction device results in axial displacement of said connecting member and such that rotation of said retraction device causes rotation of said connecting member, coupling member and flexible strands.