Patent ID: 6390118
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: E03C,E03F,G01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of using a manually-operated tool to provide an opening through a test plug that prevents flow through a flow passage of a pipe of a plumbing system after the system on one side of the plug has been successfully tested for leaks with no leaks in the system; wherein the plumbing system has a clean-out extending from the pipe, communicating with the flow passage, and providing access to the test plug; and wherein the tool includes an elongated flexible, rotatable shaft and a test-plug-penetrating and reaming head connected to the shaft and axially movable and rotatable therewith, comprising the steps of:manually grasping the tool and inserting the head and the shaft into the clean-out until the head is in the flow passage in opposed relation to the test plug; manually axially pressing on the shaft to force the bead through the test plug; and manually rotating the shaft while in engagement with the test plug to ream out an opening through the test plug.