Patent ID: 6594849
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B08B,E03C,E03F

Abstract:
A drain cleaning apparatus for cleaning a drain outlet pipe comprising a rigid pipe section, a flexible pipe section, a vertically extendable stand mounted to the rigid pipe section, said flexible pipe section having a rear end detachably coupled to the forward end of the rigid pipe section, said flexible pipe section having a forward end adapted to be detachably coupled to the drain outlet pipe, said rigid pipe section having a bowl at its rear end, said rigid pipe connection having first bypass pipe connection bypassing the bowl for receiving a rotary drain cleaning cable at its augering end said rigid pipe connection having a second by pass pipe connection for receiving water from a water hose, a third pipe connection for connecting to a water faucet spout at its one end and having its other end directed down into the bowl of the drain cleaning apparatus, whereby water may be run from the faucet into the bowl to enable water to run along the rigid pipe, flexible pipe and outlet pipe connection to a clogged portion of the outlet pipe, until the water has nearly filled back up to the top of the bowl and then turned off, and a rotary drain cleaning cable at its auger end may be introduced into the apparatus through the first bypass pipe connections and slid forward along the rigid and flexible pipe connections and along the outlet pipe to the clogged portion of the pipe and then the cable may be augered to rotate the augering end of tie cable to auger through the clogged portion of the cable to cause the water from the faucet in the apparatus and outlet pipe to drain suddenly causing the water to drop in the bowl to signal the clogged portion of the pipe has become unclogged, whereupon, water from a water hose may be introduced from the second bypass pipe connection into the apparatus and along the rigid and flexible pipe sections and along the outlet pipe through the unclogged portion while the cable is in the apparatus and outlet pipe to clean the outlet pipe and to clean the cable while the cable remains in the outlet pipe and apparatus before removing the cable.