Patent ID: 9015889
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B08B,E03F

Abstract:
1. A snake tool adaptor for coupling a heavy-duty drain cleaning cable with a portable rotary driving tool such as a hand-held drill, the adaptor comprising a radially symmetrical hand grip approximately 3.5 inches to 5.5 inches in length and having a proximal end terminating in a shank for operable attachment to a power drill, and a distal end terminating in coupling means for removable mating engagement with a heavy-duty drain cleaning cable, said coupling means being comprised of a coupler having a design and construction capable of securely mating with the non-working end of a heavy duty drain cleaning cable, said coupler being comprised of a disc-shaped base having a first side fixedly attached to, or integrally formed with, said distal end of said grip, a T-shaped transverse member projecting normal to said base and having an channel disposed axially therethrough and in communication with a concentrically aligned chamber disposed within said base, a pin having an annular flange at one end, said pin being slidably disposed within said axial channel and retained therein by said flange, and biasing means within said chamber for exerting a force on said pin.