Patent ID: 7526827
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
1. A pipe cleaning assembly comprising: a drive apparatus including a housing having a front side, a back end and a peripheral wall extending between said front and back ends, a drive shaft extending outwardly of said front end of said housing, said drive shaft being rotated about its axis when said drive apparatus is actuated; a pair of tethers, each of said tethers being attached to said drive shaft and extending in opposite directions with respect to each other; and a pair of cleaning members, each of said tethers having one of said cleaning members attached thereto opposite of said drive shaft, said cleaning members scraping an inside surface of a pipe when said drive shaft is rotated, each of said cleaning members comprising a plate having a first side, a second side, a leading edge, a back edge and a pair of lateral edges, said tethers being attached to said first sides, said leading edges leading said cleaning members when said drive shaft is rotated, said leading edges being angled back from said first sides to a corresponding one of said second sides, said plates being attached to the respective tether such that the plane defined by each plate is oriented perpendicular to the extended tether when the drive shaft is rotated.