Patent ID: 8322358
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clean-out plug puller device adapted to remove a clean-out plug from a drain line to permit draining of the drain line below an obstruction in the drain line prior to removal of the obstruction, the device comprising: a first housing having oppositely-disposed first and second ends, an interior therebetween, coaxial first and second openings defined in the first and second ends, respectively, and a drain disposed between the first and second ends and in fluidic communication with the interior of the first housing, the first end being adapted to be removably attached to a clean-out of a drain line and form a fluid-tight seal therewith; a second housing having oppositely-disposed first and second ends, an interior therebetween, and coaxial first and second openings defined in the first and second ends thereof, respectively, the first end of the second housing being adapted to be removably attached to the second end of the first housing to form a fluid-tight seal therewith, coaxially align the first and second openings of the first and second housings, and fluidically connect the interiors of the first and second housings; a rod slidably received in the second opening of the second housing, the rod having a first end adapted to be disposed within the interiors of the first and second housings and a second end adapted to be disposed outside the second housing, the rod having a sufficient length relative to the first and second housings so that the first end thereof can be positioned adjacent the first end of the first housing while the second end of the rod is disposed outside the second housing; means for closing the second opening of the second housing with the rod and form a fluidic seal therebetween; a first connector at the first end of the rod; a second connector at the second end of the rod and adapted for coupling to a tool and enable the tool to rotate the rod about a longitudinal axis thereof; and a fitting removably connected to the first end of the rod with the first connector, the fitting being adapted to selectively couple and uncouple with a clean-out plug installed in the clean-out of the drain line after the clean-out plug puller device has been attached thereto, wherein coupling and uncoupling between the fitting and the clean-out plug is achieved by moving the rod in a longitudinal direction of the rod coinciding with axes of the fitting and the clean-out plug.