Patent ID: 6578226
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B08B,F16L,F41B

Abstract:
An applicator for cleaning of pipe and hose, comprising:a pressure chamber with a lid, adjustable between open and closed positions, sealing the pressure chamber in the closed position; a nozzle to be connected to the pipe or hose, said nozzle being mounted to the lid and in the closed position thereof communicating with the pressure chamber to be connected to a compressed air source through a valve for propulsion of a rinse projectile inserted into the nozzle with the lid in the open position, through the pipe or hose by means of compressed air being supplied to the pressure chamber with the lid in the closed position; and a sealed plane interface provided between the pressure chamber and the lid, the lid being guided for displacement in the plane of the interface transversely of the axis of the nozzle between open and closed positions, the lid being connected to a valve controlled double-acting pneumatic cylinder for effecting said displacement.